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
Interview with Newton Kanhema of the Zimbabwe Independence Assistance Network talks about Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's U.S. visit.