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.
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Civilians in Pageri listen attentively during a meeting with UNMISS peacekeepers during a patrol in Lobonok County, in the Jubek area.
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When Rebecca Dokoro Bilal returned from Khartoum to her native South Sudan she became a farmer.
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UNMISS Force Commander Shailesh Tinaikar drove his own vehicle on a full-day patrol to verify the security situation along the Juba-Nimule road.
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Bishop John Jok, chairperson of a new inter-religious committee, addresses fellow clergies.
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A lack of water and grazing pastures is causing frequent intercommunal tensions in parts of Eastern Equatoria. Fighting, in turn, makes the food insecurity even worse.