politics
March 11, 2026
UN pulls out from border posts between African states
UNISFA has withdrawn peacekeepers along the Sudan–South Sudan frontier, citing worsening security
TL;DR
- UNISFA has withdrawn peacekeepers and monitors from Tishwin and Abu Qussa/Wunkur sites on the Sudan-South Sudan border.
- The withdrawal is due to the increasingly volatile and unpredictable security situation, which hampered the mission's mandate.
- These sites were part of the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism for observing the disputed frontier.
- This follows an earlier incident where a logistics base in Kadugli was evacuated after an attack on peacekeepers.
- Sudan is experiencing a civil war between the national army and the Rapid Support Forces, involving accusations of foreign mercenary involvement.
- Neighboring South Sudan also faces instability due to political upheaval and armed conflict since its independence in 2011.
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