The sounds of up to fifteen thousand people rejoicing filled Malakal this Sunday as ordinary citizens and functionaries from across South Sudan gathered to bear witness to the consecration of a new bishop for the Upper Nile region.

For several weeks, thousands of Mundari people – mostly women and children –  have been surviving at Awerial Centre, located in the Eastern Lakes area, on nothing but wild leaves for food.

Women of the Bongo tribe in the Aguka district of Tonj County have been craving a marketplace for years and their wishes have been granted.  Thanks to a series of construction projects, they now have a brand new building to accommodate one.