Sudan/South Sudan: Can the Issue of Ngok Dinka Citizenship be Resolved? · Global Voices
Ndesanjo Macha

Hassan Barakya explains why the issue of citizenship for the Ngok Dinka of Abyei is so complex: “Now that South Sudan is independent, the Ngok Dinka are in legal limbo. While their stated loyalty has always been with the south, the geographical region they inhabit along with migratory groups officially belongs to the north.”