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A friendly football match is how Malakal raised its red hand against the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict, marked on the 12th of February.
Juliet Clement Bazia could not hide her joy – for a good reason: a new water point and a new vegetable market had gotten the resident of Aguka in Tonj dancing excitedly.
“I would like to ask you all a question.”
At the beginning of every year, the nomadic people of Reziaghat in Sudan make the long journey south with their herds of cattle seeking water and places to graze in the areas around Aweil in South Sudan.
“What a man can do a woman can do!”
Those are the inspirational words from Margaret Idwa, the Torit Minister of Information, speaking at a capacity building workshop for women leaders in the Eastern Equatorian town.
Koang Tap Gatkuoth has waited for years to see justice for his brother. But now, that justice has been delivered, thanks to a new mobile court in Bentiu, supported by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
“We must stop early marriages!”
It is a both a statement of intent and a rallying call from Paramount Chief Mapiu Tong from Korok Centre County in Lol, where cases of early marriage are rampant.
Korenye Ibone, a mother in South Sudan's Boma area, has an earnest plea.
“As a woman, I am not able to have children again and so do not break the peace that will lead to the killing of our children again,” she says.
Gov. David Yau Yau(R) handing over cows to Gov. Philip Aguer(L) in Manyabol
The governors of Jonglei and Boma have called on the national government to start the process of disarmament as a definite means of ensuring safety and security of the people, while sustaining the recently signed revitalized peace agreement.
The Muru of Amadi, a predominantly farming community, drove for hours to Tali town, to meet their Mundari counterparts, who are largely cattle keepers.