Abyei's Ngok Dinka Tribe Votes to Join South Sudan

Residents in the Abyei region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan have voted to be part of the south, although neither country's government is recognizing the poll. Results of an unofficial referendum, released Thursday, show the vast majority of the region's Ngok Dinka ethnic group favor an alliance with South Sudan. However, the region's other major ethnic group, the nomadic Misseriya tribe, did not participate in the vote. Leaders of the Misseriya, which are allied with ...

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