evidence: Abyei is its own Administrative Area claimed by the governments of both South Sudan and Sudan. It borders Northern Bahr el-Ghazal State (Aweil East County) to the south-west, Warrap State (Twic County) to the south, and Unity State (Abiemnhom County) to the south-east. It also borders East Darfur State and West Kordofan State of Sudan to the north-west and north, respectively. [...] Abyei has subsequently remained a separate administrative region, with central and southern areas de facto governed by a Ngok Dinka administration and northern areas controlled by Sudanese forces (Craze 2023, p.2). An African Union proposed referendum planned for 2013 was postponed because of disagreement over who was eligible to vote as residents of the administrative area. Sudan’s government argued the Misseriya should be counted as residents and be able to vote, while South Sudan’s government argued they were seasonal migrants and thus not eligible (Small Arms Survey 2015). An informal referendum was organised and held by the Abyei Referendum High Committee in October 2013 amid local frustration at delays, despite a boycott from Misseriya groups and warnings from UN and AU (Craze 2014). While a majority of voters supported Abyei becoming part of South Sudan, neither the Sudanese nor South Sudanese governments recognized the results of this referendum. [...] Gebrekidan, G.Z. (2021). Tribal Conflict over Natural Resources on the Sudan – South Sudan Border: The Case of the Abyei Territory. Retrieved 18 July 2023.