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In the thick forests of South Sudan's Western Bahr El-Ghazal State lies a small village called Getty, spread over fertile swathes of land that had once served as battlefields.
11 September 2012 – Fergus Boyle, UNMISS Warrap State Coordinator, planting a tree in Kuajok at the launch of the state government's campaign to plant one million trees in the state by December 2014.
7 September 2012 - UN Police holding a five-day course on the use of force for 25 South Sudan National Police Service officers in Malakal, Upper Nile State, which ended today.
5 September 2012 - Prisons were moving away from punishment to rehabilitation of detainees, a top official in South Sudan's prison service said today in Juba.
4 September 2012 - Toby Lanzer, UNMISS Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, meeting with Jonglei State Governor Kuol Manyang Juuk in Pibor. The governor said the state was generally stable, although poor roads had hampered efforts to consolidate peace.
3 September 2012 - The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) had assisted Western Bahr El-Ghazal (WBEG) with education, medical care and mine clearing, an SPLA officer said today in Wau.
"Twenty-five per cent, oyee!" blasted apopular tune by South Sudanese singer Gordon Kong at recent independence anniversary celebrations in Aweil.
31 August - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is increasingly concerned by recent violence in Jonglei state that threatens the important gains made this year in restoring peace and security.
When Rose Pita began cooking in the backyard of her home in the South Sudanese capital of Juba 19 years ago, she never imagined becoming a role model for aspiring restaurateurs.
In a nation where cultural practices strongly discourage women from entering male-dominated spheres of life, a female football team is rare.