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image located by Daniel Rentería, 2 November 2025The Abyei Area Administration was established on 31 August 2008. Currently, although considered to be in the hands of both nations, the reality is that South Sudan controls the Abyei Special Administrative Area de facto.
Daniel Rentería, 2 November 2025
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image by Daniel Rentería, 2 November 2025
The ASAA emblem under the South Sudan administration is in a circular seal
format. In its center, a blue circle is found within a black outlined circle,
depicting over it the initials ASAA (below), an upside-down catfish (center),
and 9 interlocking rings (above). The upside-down catfish is called Ngok in the
Dinka language and is a representation of the Ngok Dinka. The 9 rings signify
the unity of the 9 Ngok tribes: Abior, Achaak, Achueng, Alei, Anyiel, Bongo,
Diil, Mareng, and Manyuar. The outer ring is white with a black outline, reading
ABYEI SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE AREA.
A variant to the area emblem exists
which is: a blue circle depicting an upside-down catfish for the Ngok people,
with half of an outer ring underneath connected reading A.S.A.A. in white as its
initials. Existing as the upper half to the ring are 9 interlocking rings for
the same Ngok tribes. This version is found on the administrative area flag.
Daniel Rentería, 2 November 2025