The two nomadic communities of Rup and Pakam in the Western Lakes region have negotiated and pledged to end decades of intercommunal violence of cattle raids and deadly revenge attacks.
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Peace at last? After fighting each other for decades, the Rup and Pakam communities in the Lakes region have pledged to reconcile.

More than a thousand families fled Motti due to violence which erupted in 2016. Improved security makes them dream of returning home.

Peace, reconciliation and the safe return of the displaced were all high on the wish-lists of end-of-year holiday revellers in Bor.

High-level military officers representing the two main parties of the peace agreement have held a trust-building meeting in Pajok, Eastern Equatoria.

Peacekeepers in Torit spent part of their spare Christmas time visiting children staying at two different orphanages.