China-Africa Security Radar published on 9 February 2026 a commentary titled "Can Chinese Peacekeepers Actually Change Anything in Abyei?" by Paa Kwesi Wolseley Prah.
Abyei is an oil rich region along the Sudan-South Sudan border where the China National Petroleum Corporation has been the major operator. A UN peacekeeping force (UNISFA) with Chinese participation is stationed there. The author questions whether the newest Chinese peacekeeping unit assigned to UNISFA will make any difference in the outcome.
