By Katy Migiro, Thomson Reuters Foundation UN reports deaths, rape and torture in and around Malakal camp. Credit: UN/Isaac Billy February 21, 2014 [NAIROBI] – Fleeing civilians saw hospital patients raped in South Sudan’s main oil-producing region amid renewed fighting this week, while those seeking sanctuary at a U.N. base butchered each other with machetes,…
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South Sudan Evacuating Foreign Workers From Oil-Rich State
By Mading Ngor Oil fields in South Sudan(reuters) February 21, 2014[Nairobi] — South Sudan is trying to evacuate foreign oil workers from its Upper Nile region after fighting erupted between the army and rebel fighters in the state capital three days ago, a government official said. The state government told companies to shut down production…
Senior state officials detained in Northern Bahr al Ghazal State
Secretary-General of the Government of Northern Bahr al Ghazal State Garang Kuot Kuot (Gurtong) February 21, 2014 [RT] — A number of senior officials have been detained in Aweil, the capital of Northern Bahr al Ghazal State, possibly because of their role in a recent controversy over missing funds. The detainees include Secretary-General of Government…
