Dismayed at the herds of cattle invading his county, village headman Kenyui Danga said he feared his crops would become animal fodder. Like many residents of Kajokeji County in Central Equatoria State, Mr. Danga was even more…
As civilian disarmament in South Sudan's Jonglei State pushes into its second month, residents are crying out for more security to protect them from those who still have guns. "The SPLA (Sudan People's Liberation Army)…
Joyce was among a group of 42 returnees who left a camp in Malakal on 29 May to board a flight to the Warrap State capital of Kuajok. The journey was the latest leg of a personal odyssey that began in the Sudanese capital of…
A group of energetic young dancers in the Warrap State capital of Kuajok are pouring their hopes and passions into two dramas for South Sudan's independence anniversary. "Let's hold South Sudan together" urges people to work…
A continuing flow of returnees into Eastern Equatoria State is taxing its already limited sources of water, electricity and housing, officials say. The latest arrivals in early June were 1,150 returnees recently airlifted…
John Okulo has come a long way since he signed up as a child soldier during the height of Sudan's civil war at the age of 14. Unlike many of his comrades who served in the Sudan People's Liberation Army, the now 21-year-old…
Prisoners of feuding youth in Jonglei State for almost five months, an elated Dole Koroko and her two-year-old son recently stepped off an UNMISS helicopter to freedom in Pibor. Abducted in January by Lou Nuer armed youth who…
29 August 2012 - Assisting to bring former combatants back into society, the UNMISS Chinese contingent handed over the groundworks for a training facility today in Mapel, Western Bahr El-Ghazal State. The ceremony marked the…
28 August 2012 - Leading South Sudanese personalities and opinion leaders gathered in Juba with Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Hilde F. Johnson for the inaugural session of the Consultative Group to UNMISS…
28 August 2012 - Seeking to prevent further conflict in Jonglei State, participants at a forum in the capital Bor today called for full implementation of the All-Jonglei Peace Resolution, which traditional chiefs signed…