The [Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations](https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/leadership) told the [Security Council](https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/) on Wednesday that he was encouraged by a thaw in relations between South Sudan and Sudan, now that both have established national committees on the question of Abyei, the disputed oil-rich border territory claimed by both countries. "The warming… Read more on https://africa-newsroom.com/press/peacekeeping-chief-encouraged-by-warming-relations-between-sudan-and-south-sudan-over-abyei?lang=en