On 20 June 2011, the Government of Sudan (GoS) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) signed an agreement on a temporary administrative arrangement for Abyei, which was to be in place until the resolution of the territory’s long term political future. It mandated for the demilitarization of Abyei and the establishment of a joint administration. Four years on, Abyei’s political future is still unresolved, the joint administration not established, and the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) have a force of 120–150 troops stationed at Difra, Abyei’s sole oil field, in violation of multiple United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions. With the attention of both Sudan and South Sudan fixed on their own internal struggles, there have been no negotiations on Abyei’s future during the last year.
Source: Small Arms Survey
Country: South Sudan, Sudan