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Deadly Clashes at Al-Naam Market Endanger Civilians and Disrupt Essential Trade.

Violent armed clashes at Al-Naam border market, near Abyei, reportedly killed and injured civilians on Tuesday, 15 September. The fighting also forced traders and families to flee, brought commercial activity to a halt and exposed the market to looting. Al-Naam is a major trading point between Sudan and South Sudan. Violence at the market therefore […]

“Elections Won’t Erase Our Right to Self-Determination”: Abyei Civil Society Leader Speaks Out.

Rose Monjtoog Dau, Head of Abyei Civil Society Organizations, welcomed the Misseriya Ajaira’s endorsement of the Port Sudan statement. The statement supports Abyei’s right to take part in Sudan’s December 2026 elections. But Dau made one thing clear: election participation does not settle the region’s separate, unresolved right to self-determination. Abyei’s Unique Status Dau described […]