Sources: Los Angeles Times
The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan, Omar al-Bashir and Salva Kiir Mayardit, respectively, will meet in Addis Ababa to convene for talks regarding escalating tensions is response to Sudan's recent seizure of Abyei. 2013-01-4
2012 South Sudan–Sudan border conflict: Tensions rise between the two nations as South Sudan accuses Sudan of attacking locations in its territory. 2012-05-1
Kiir claims that the attacks by Sudan on his country amount to a declaration of war. 2012-04-24
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 and South Sudan sign a pact to demilitarise the disputed Abyei region and to permit the presence of Ethiopian peacekeeping forces. 2011-06-20
Sudan's military bombs a village in Unity State, amid increasing tensions with South Sudan. 2011-06-10
North Sudan dismisses calls by the United Nations Security Council to leave the disputed Abyei region on the border with South Sudan. 2011-06-4
South Sudan says the capture of the disputed Abyei region is a "declaration of war". 2011-05-22
55 people are killed and 85 injured after clashes between Arab nomads from the Darfur region of Sudan and the Southern Sudan army. 2010-04-25