abilized the region of Sudan still persists. Sudan said South Sudan has gained control of Heglig, recognized by the international community as a region of Sudan.

Sudan perceived this act as unacceptable and now seeks to take the matter into its hands. Sudan recently instructed its diplomats to return to the country, thus, Sudan has broken negotiation with South Sudan. Many analysts predict this might have disastrous consequence in Sudan’s near future.

There is a huge concern now that Sudan threatens to send troops to South Sudan. The international community is worried that a full out war might result because of the dispute. The African Union hosted the negotiation in Ethiopia before the withdrawal of Sudan. Sudan is demanding that South Sudan remove its troops from Heglig.

The reason Heglig is such a strategic location within the border is because of the rich oil found in the area. Sudan has already lost a great deal of rich oil region between its borders to South Sudan. To lose another huge resource is would be unacceptable, and this threatens to lead to war between the two regions.

There needs to be a meeting to finally plot out the borders between the Sudan and South Sudan. Ever since South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan the borders have not been clearly established, so there were going to be repercussions.

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he “was gravely concerned about the situation and urged both governments to ‘cease hostilities immediately’ and hold a presidential summit to negotiate a solution.”