International tribunal redefines borders between north and south Sudan

An international tribunal redefined the borders between northern and southern Sudan Wednesday, in a historic decision that may pave the way for peace in the war torn country.

The international arbitration court in The Hague defined the new borders for Sudan´s Abyei region.  The agreement grants most of its oil fields to the northern government in Khartoum, while giving the south control over the much of the surrounding territories.

The Sudan People´s Liberation Army, which controls the semi-autonomous south, accepted the decision, as well as the northern government in Khartoum.  To learn more about this ruling and its impact on the peace process in Sudan, FSRN spoke to Fabienne Hara, the vice president of multilateral affairs at the International Crisis Group.