Sudan: ‘Elections Won’t Erase Our Right to Self-Determination’ – Abyei Civil Society Leader Speaks Out.

Rose Monjtoog Dau, Head of Abyei Civil Society Organizations, welcomed the Misseriya Ajaira’s endorsement of the Port Sudan statement. The statement supports Abyei’s right to take part in Sudan’s December 2026 elections. But Dau made one thing clear: election participation does not settle the region’s separate, unresolved right to self-determination.

Abyei’s Unique Status

Dau described Abyei as a strategically important border area linking Sudan and South Sudan. She said the region’s situation…