Information minister Ateny Wek Ateny told a press conference that "a tripartite agreement has been reached" between South Sudan's army, the Sudanese army, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which grants the South Sudanese "the primary security responsibility over the Heglig Oil field, also known as Panthou, amid rising tension".

The RSF has been locked in conflict with Sudan's army since April 2023, with Kurdofan becoming the epicentre of the Sudanese civil war after the RSF took control of the entire Darfur region in the west of the country in October.