Sudanese dispute over resource-rich Abyei - 16 Mar 08

The Dinka and Arabs of Abyei have always quarrelled over resources.

The sanctity of the land has resulted in a sense of fear that one group may be uprooted from their land.

Mohamed Vall reports.

Abyei residents raise questions of identity - 18 Mar 08

The battle for identity continues in Abyei.

Hundreds of Dinka have returned after fleeing the war 20 years ago, and they are leading the push for an African identity in the region, as opposed to an Arab one.

Mohamed Vall reports.

Sudan’s ethnic divide - 19 Mar 08

Straddling the Arab North and African South, Sudan’s Abyei region is traditionally seen as a cultural crossroads.

Arabs and Africans have mixed freely there for centuries.

But as the North and South wrestle for control of the oil-rich region, the issue of ethnic identity is dividing its people.