Ngok

Abyei is inhabited by members of the Ngok Dinka, a group affiliated with the south.

Crisis Group: Sudan at 'Tipping Point' Over Abyei Clashes 2011

But Ngok said she has an even bigger fear: "We don't want to be left behind when the south gets its independence."

Fear of flareup in Sudan border town of Abyei Rebecca Hamilton 2011

Abyei is home to both the indigenous southern Ngok Dinka people and the northern Misseriya, who rely on Abyei as grazing land for their cattle.

South Sudan Faces Numerous Challenges Ahead of Independence 2011

Abyei is inhabited by members of the Ngok Dinka, a group affiliated with the south.

Crisis Group: Sudan at 'Tipping Point' Over Abyei Clashes 2011

On the other hand, he said, the government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) says the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) says the citizens of Abyei are the nine Dinka kingdoms (Dinka Ngok) and they will not accept any other person to participate in the referendum.

Sudanese Divided On Peacekeepers On North South Border 2010

The ability of the Misseriya to graze their cattle through the fertile Abyei region and to the River Kiir is in question due to the ongoing violence, which the pro-southern Ngok Dinka people of Abyei accuse the Misseriya and the northern government of starting.

More than 100 killed in disputed Sudan region 2011

The Ngok Dinka disagree, arguing that nomadic people who are in Abyei only a few months a year are not "residents."

The Birth of a New Nation in Africa Mia Farrow 2011

A 2005 agreement ended years of war but left the area's contested border undefined and stipulated that residents of Abyei—who are of the southern-based and Christian Ngok Dinka tribe—should have a referendum of their own.

The Birth of a New Nation in Africa Mia Farrow 2011

A peace deal was reached Thursday after two days of talks between the Ngok Dinka tribal leaders of the region and nomadic Misseriya, who have fought mainly over land rights there.

Fragile Peace Brokered in Sudan's Abyei Sarah Childress 2011

Mr. Taha was quoted as saying the “Abyei referendum cannot be conducted unless an agreement is reached on the outstanding issues in a way that satisfies the two tribes of Miseria and Dinka Ngok, and we hope that the talks between the two sides would come out with a satisfactory agreement.”

SPLM Official Dismisses Sudan VP Taha’s Pronouncement 2010