ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – North and south Sudan have agreed in principle to demilitarize the Abyei region and to deploy Ethiopian peacekeeping troops in the area, an African Union official said Monday. South Sudan is scheduled to become an independent country on July 9, but the status of Abyei — a fertile, oil-producing area claimed by both sides — and other unresolved questions have complicated the secession. Khartoum seized Abyei with tanks and troops…
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North and south Sudan agree to demilitarize Abyei: AU