A section of the civil society in the Abyei Administrative Area, a contested area between South Sudan and Sudan, on Sunday took to the streets demanding the immediate withdrawal of South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) from the area.
Thousands of residents in Abyei town in the disputed Abyei region on Monday took to the streets to protest the frequent killings in the area by armed Messiriya tribesmen from Sudan and armed youth from Warrap State's Twic County in South Sudan.