"We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything, with nothing" By Konstantin Josef Jireček, a Czech historian, diplomat and slavist.
Sudan says its troops will stay in the disputed Abyei region despite an agreement with South Sudan to withdraw on Friday.
Khartoum says the troops will remain in Abyei until United Nations peacekeepers have fully deployed in the region.
A U.N. spokesman says only half of the 4,200 Ethiopian peacekeepers have arrived in Abyei.
South Sudan says Sudan never intended to honor the agreement to withdraw its forces. The south also says Sudan called off Friday’s Abyei Joint Oversight Committee meeting.
Sudanese forces moved into Abyei in May, sparking an exodus of more than 100,000 people.
South Sudan became an independent country in July. A referendum on the future of Abyei never happened because Sudan and South Sudan could not agree on who qualified to vote.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.
PaanLuel Wël – Founder and Editor-in-Chief of PaanLuel Wël Media
PaanLuel Wël is the founder and editor-in-chief of PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd, a prominent news and commentary platform dedicated to covering the news, history, culture, literature, and socio-political affairs of South Sudan and the world. Established in July 2011, the website was born out of PaanLuel Wël’s vision to create a space for free expression and constructive dialogue during a pivotal moment in South Sudan’s history.
Through PaanLuel Wël Media, he has cultivated a vibrant intellectual forum that features a diverse range of voices, from poets, authors, and academics to activists, commentators, and community columnists. The platform is rooted in the belief that an informed and engaged citizenry is essential to the project of nation-building and social transformation.
PaanLuel Wël is a passionate advocate for the power of media to educate, empower, and connect people across political, ethnic, and generational divides. He is committed to fostering a culture of dialogue, tolerance, and inclusivity and is deeply invested in mentoring the next generation of South Sudanese writers and journalists.
