Health workers in South Sudan’s Gbudue area are being vaccinated against Ebola, as neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) battles one of the biggest outbreaks of the virus that causes hemorrhagic fever, with an estimated 50% mortality rate.

As the agile peacekeepers sang, danced and performed incredible acrobatic maneuvers on stage, crowds of their Indian and international United Nations colleagues rushed to join them in a spectacular celebration of India’s Republic Day in South Sudan.

Twenty-year old Chika Sydney Edward Joshua has only been playing football for six years. But he is already so skilled that he’s reached the national level, playing for the South Sudan Under-23 team.