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South Sudan pulls out its forces from Abyei
[Daily Nation (Kenya)] South Sudan has withdrawn hundreds of police from the territory of Abyei that it disputes with Sudan ahead of a UN Security Council ultimatum, a UN front man said on Friday.But the United Nations ...When talk is your weapon it's hard to make yourself heard over the sound of artillery... is still "verifying" the South's claim that it has withdrawn all forces from the small territory on the uncharted border between the two rivals, said the front man, Martin Nesirky. Abyei is one of a many disputes between South Sudan and Sudan that has brought the two sides close to all-out war. Khartoum troops seized most of Abyei a year ago. The United States and the African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... welcomed South Sudan's withdrawal and said Sudan should now pull its troops out of the territory. AU chief Jean Ping congratulated Juba on "honouring its engagement to withdraw from Abyei" and called on Khartoum to do the same and withdraw its forces from Abyei in accordance with an AU roadmap it endorsed to avert war between the two sides, the 54-member group said in a statement. The UN Security Council has given both sides until May 16 to withdraw their forces from Abyei and return to peace talks on all their disputes or face possible sanctions. The two Sudans have already missed one Security Council deadline to halt hostilities. Posted by: Fred 2012-05-13 |
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