{"id":429378,"date":"2011-05-24T12:22:10","date_gmt":"2011-05-24T12:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/24\/sudan-minister-quits-over-abyei\/"},"modified":"2011-05-24T12:22:10","modified_gmt":"2011-05-24T12:22:10","slug":"sudan-minister-quits-over-abyei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/24\/sudan-minister-quits-over-abyei\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan minister quits over Abyei"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"57.4681848627\"><span><span>24 May 2011<\/span> <span>Last updated at<\/span> <span>08:22 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div readability=\"32\">\n<div>\n<div readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"holding\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/52927000\/jpg\/_52927890_jex_1054702_de27-1.jpg\" alt=\"Building on fire in Abyei\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please turn on JavaScript.<\/strong> Media requires JavaScript to play.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>James Copnall says the latest clashes &#8220;clearly reveal the tensions&#8221; between the north and south<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A southern minister in Sudan&#8217;s national government has resigned, saying &#8220;war crimes&#8221; had been committed in the disputed Abyei region.<\/p>\n<p>Luka Biong Deng said he could no longer work with the party of President Omar al-Bashir in the unity government.<\/p>\n<p>He is a senior official in the south&#8217;s ruling party, which is set to lead South Sudan to independence in July.<\/p>\n<p>The two sides fought for decades before agreeing to share power and hold a referendum on southern independence.<\/p>\n<p>Northern troops seized the territory at the weekend after southern forces had ambushed a convoy of its forces in the area, killing 22 people.<\/p>\n<p>Some 20,000 people have fled the town, which is now deserted, aid workers say.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Biong Deng is originally from Abyei.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had hoped that we could form two viable states in good relationship with each other, but those in Khartoum do not seem interested in peace,&#8221; he said in his resignation statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But with war crimes being committed in Abyei at the hands of the [President Bashir&#8217;s] National Congress Party, I could not in good faith continue to take part in such a government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/int\/news\/-\/news\/world-13525795\" title=\"Sudan minister quits over Abyei\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sudan minister quits over Abyei<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 24 May 2011 Last updated at 08:22 ET Please turn on JavaScript. 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