A young boy holds a box of high energy biscuits in the UNMISS compound in Juba February 19, 2014 [UMISS, JUBA] — Women had suffered most during the South Sudan conflict, representatives of displaced women living in an UNMISS protection site in Juba said today while meeting UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngucka. “When the…
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Fighting Continues in Warrap State!
REBELS ATTACK WARRAP February 18, 2014 [Warrap] — The Deputy Governor of Warrap state says forces loyal to Dr. Riek Machar have attacked two counties of Warrap state. Yesterday, the Deputy Governor, Aketch Tong Aleu, told Eye Radio that organized forces were on high alert at the boundary with Unity state after being told of…
Sad memories and fear in Juba as the conflict spreads to Malakal and Warrap!
JUBA – International flights into South Sudan’s capital Juba are full, motorbikes are weaving between the bumper to bumper traffic and the shops are open. SPLA soldiers stand in a vehicle in Juba December 20, 2013. Photo: Reuters/Goran February 19, 2014 [AFP] — A stark contrast to late December, when only soldiers with heavy machine…
