South Sudan says deal made with warring sides over key oilfield
South Sudan said Thursday it had come to an agreement with warring parties over a key oilfield in Sudan's southern Kordofan, near the country's border, after the site was seized by paramilitaries.
Information minister Ateny Wek Ateny told a press conference that "a tripartite agreement has been reached" between South Sudan's army, the Sudanese army, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which grants the South Sudanese "the primary security responsibility over the Heglig Oil field, also known as Panthou, amid rising tension".
The RSF has been locked in conflict with Sudan's army since April 2023, with Kurdofan becoming the epicenter of the Sudanese civil war after the RSF took control of the entire Darfur region in the west of the country in October.
Source: Agence France Presse
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