A woman holds part of a cross in a church damaged by a Sudan airforce airstrike few years ago in town of Abyei
A woman holds part of a cross in a church damaged by a Sudan airforce airstrike few years ago in the town of Abyei October 25, 2013. The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan sought to strike a unified note over the disputed territory of Abyei, a region on the border whose fate was left undecided when South Sudan declared independence. Residents of the remote and disputed Abyei border region say they will press on with their own referendum on whether to join Sudan or South Sudan, despite warnings it could trigger violence in the already volatile area. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (ABYEI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Clooney satellite warns Sudan’s civilians of military buildup
Sudanese military buildup in North and South Kordofan worrying for rebels and civilians in South Kordofan, where rainy season ends in November, often heralding renewal of fighting
Sudan, South Sudan seek to mend ties to keep oil flowing
SOUTHSUDAN-SUDAN/ (TV, PIX):Sudan, South Sudan seek to mend ties to keep oil flowing
Rebels kill 41 in South Sudan cattle raid
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Sudans' disputed Abyei to go ahead with vote despite fears of violence
Residents of the disputed Abyei border region say they will press ahead with their own referendum next week on whether to join Sudan or South Sudan
A pile of around 832 pieces of ivory weighing 2903kg, which was seized by Ugandan officials and have an estimated value of $8.7 million, lays in a storage facility at the revenues authority headquarters in Kampala
A pile of around 832 pieces of ivory weighing 2903kg (6400 pounds), which was seized by Ugandan officials and have an estimated value of $8.7 million, lays in a storage facility at the revenues authority headquarters in Kampala October 18, 2013. The Uganda Wildlife Authority's official said that Uganda is increasingly being used as a transit country by poachers who kill elephants in states such as South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. REUTERS/James Akena (UGANDA - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ANIMALS)
A pile of around 832 pieces of ivory weighing 2903kg, which was seized by Ugandan officials, lays in a storage facility at the revenues authority headquarters in Kampala
A pile of around 832 pieces of ivory weighing 2903kg (6400 pounds), which was seized by Ugandan officials, lays in a storage facility at the revenues authority headquarters in Kampala October 18, 2013. The Uganda Wildlife Authority's official said that Uganda is increasingly being used as a transit country by poachers who kill elephants in states such as South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. REUTERS/James Akena (UGANDA - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ANIMALS)
A pile of around 832 pieces of ivory weighing 2903kg, which was seized by Ugandan officials, lays in a storage facility at the revenues authority headquarters in Kampala
A pile of around 832 pieces of ivory weighing 2903kg (6400 pounds), which was seized by Ugandan officials, lays in a storage facility at the revenues authority headquarters in Kampala October 18, 2013. The Uganda Wildlife Authority's official said that Uganda is increasingly being used as a transit country by poachers who kill elephants in states such as South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. REUTERS/James Akena (UGANDA - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ANIMALS)