Sudan/South Sudan: Ethiopia Hosts Fresh Talks on Abyei Demarcation

Aug 21, 2017 | Fred Oluoch, East African
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After a 12-year delay in resolving the Abyei border dispute between South Sudan and Sudan, the African Union is now putting pressure on Juba and Khartoum to restart the demarcation talks. The AU is concerned that the six-month ultimatum given to the two countries by the United Nations in January to resolve the matter has expired without any results.