Sudan and South Sudan are talking again through their Joint Political and Security Mechanism, with Khartoum the next venue

5 November 2026

Briefing the Security Council on Abyei, the United Nations said the two countries went back to formal talks in August, using their Joint Political and Security Mechanism.
These are the first such talks since January 2023.
The next meeting is set for Khartoum from 8 to 10 November.
The mechanism is the standing channel the two governments use for the border and for Abyei.
The UN also reported that the Rapid Support Forces have appointed a representative to the Abyei Joint Oversight Committee, which could create competing claims of authority there.
Amiet, Abyei's main market and economic hub, is a transit point for more than 49,000 refugees and returnees from the war in Sudan.
UN officials warned that armed groups and criminal networks are being drawn to it.