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“Our state is peaceful, this is why we are seeing so many development projects. We will continue that way so that our people can see more of the same,” says Margret Itto Leonardo, deputy governor in Torit. She was speaking at…

“I lost my leg in the bush in 2004 during the SPLA’s war for South Sudan’s independence”, Garang Goch Garang says through an interpreter, referring to the former name of the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces. Mr. Garang…

The signing of the revitalized peace agreement has not led to the immediate implementation of outlined provisions hoped for by the “ordinary people” of South Sudan. Yet, where and when news of peace arrives, sometimes with…

Amongst her siblings the 4-year-old girl has been playing and sharing smiles as usual, yet something is terribly wrong. Had that not been the case, the girl and her parents would not have been here, at the mobile court in…

More than 60 police officers and other law enforcement agents in Tonj have participated in a two-day training on investigative skills, gender-based violence, human rights, community policing and proper rule of law. The goal…

Rain and darkness will no longer deter Torit’s long arms of the law from preventing crimes or chasing down the perpetrators of any unlawful behaviour still taking place on their watch. Gum boots, torchlights and raincoats…

An unusual gathering in Juba, and an unusual dose of honesty. “We cannot deny that we use children in our forces,” said Major General Charles Machieng Kuol from the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) at the gathering – of…

Women leaders in Joppa near Juba have added their voices to the many calling for stakeholders at all levels of society to pay special attention to fulfilling the needs of women and girls when the new peace accord is…

“I was abducted in 1994 and became a child soldier at age 14. I was young. We walked the bush for six years. We were in the bush fighting till we gained independence in 2011 as South Sudan. Some of my colleagues died in the…

“I left Waat five years ago. Today if we are here, I am sure that peace is here. I am happy that today, 20 February 2019, I can return here, without been chased away or be met with fighting.” The words belong to Musa Chot Yak…

The flow of traffic between Yambio and Mundri has increased over the past few weeks as Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan continue with much-needed road repairs. Some 100 kilometres have been…

Rajendra Baniya is part of the Nepalese peacekeeping contingent serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan. Based in Rumbek, Rajendra has a strong “passion to save humanity”. While still some way from achieving…