Straddling the Arab North and African South, Sudan's Abyei region is traditionally seen as a cultural crossroads.
Arabs and Africans have mixed freely there for centuries.
But as the North and South wrestle for control of the oil-rich region, the issue of ethnic identity is dividing its people
Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."