reached Sudan in early May. This progress was met by a spate of attacks, border incidents, and killings. One notable example is the assassination of Abyei paramount chief Kuol Deng Kuol, who was killed together with an Ethiopian peacekeeper from the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei on May 4th. This

cause agreeing makes the international community happy. But we forget too quickly. A year ago northern Sudanese forces invaded the disputed town of Abyei on the eve of South Sudan's independence; they later agreed to withdraw, but they never left. The status quo is not working, regardless of what Ame