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A peace deal is signed between Sudan's transitional government and the Sudan Revolutionary Front in South Sudan's capital Juba, raising hopes of peace after nearly 18 years of civil wars in the country. According to the agreement, the states Blue Nile, South Kordofan, and West Kordofan will be granted self-rule. The deal does not, however, include two major belligerent groups, the SPLM–N and SLM-A.
2020-08-31

Two gunmen kill a Sudanese employee of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in the southern border state of South Kordofan, Sudan.
2012-08-5

2012 South Sudan–Sudan border conflict: Sudan and South Sudan restart talks to avoid war amid accusations of bombing raids.
2012-05-29

Sudanese forces advance on the town of Heglig that is occupied by South Sudanese forces during days of cross-border clashes.
2012-04-14

A Sudanese air strike hits the South Sudanese state of Unity, injuring four soldiers in a contested area.
2012-02-14

The People's Republic of China asks for assistance from South Sudan to obtain the release of 29 Chinese workers held captive in Sudan for five days.
2012-02-2

Sudan's military bombs a village in Unity State, amid increasing tensions with South Sudan.
2011-06-10

Fighting in Sudan's South Kordofan state between northern and southern-allied rebels kills six people.
2011-06-7

Southern Sudan says forces from Sudan have attacked the disputed Abyei border region.
2011-05-21

A senior official from the Sudanese National Congress Party says it is "not possible" to hold a referendum on whether the disputed region of Abyei remains a part of northern or Southern Sudan.
2010-10-15