Sudan says it wants resolution of Abyei dispute

Sudan's government laid out new proposals to resolve a dispute with the south over the
central Abyei region, including setting up a rotating administration for the contested territory.

Sudanese troops seized Abyei on May 21^st, raising fears the North could go to war again with South Sudan, which is set to declare its independence on July 9^th.

Under the north's proposals, Abyei's administration would be transferred to a joint committee on July 8, and international peacekeepers in the region would be replaced by troops from Africa.

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