Citizens of Abyei are complaining about the high prices in the market of the region.
Some citizens say the closure of Amieth Joint Market and increase on some basic food commodities recently in Sudan has affected their lives.
Life is so demanding and decided to sell tea to provide orphans with their basic needs, says Nyandeng Mojok, a mother of eight, who lost her husband during the fighting in the area in 2011.
She says the money is not enough because of the high prices though she earns between 400 to 700 South Sudanese Pounds from her tea daily.
Chol Kuol Mayen, a South Sudanese trader in Abyei, says the closure of Amieth market and the recent increase of prices in Sudan affected business in the area.
He says people do not have money and the demand for goods have dropped significantly.
Kuol says over the past one month, a bag of wheat flour was sold at 4,000 Pounds.
A bag of sugar which used to be 5,000 now costs 7000 SSP.
The trader reveals that too many checkpoints along the road also have contributed to the high prices in the market.
Abyei Chief Administrator, Kuol Alor Kuol, admits that cattle raiding along the border and some road ambushes contributed to the deterioration of the security in the area.
He says they are working with leaders from Messerria Arabs nomads to ensure Amieth Market reopens so that commodities can be available for citizens to buy.
Civil administration estimates that the population of Abyei is between 120 to 160 thousands of the nine Ngok Dinka chiefdoms.