Fuel tax blocks aid to hunger-ravaged South Sudan, UN says
Juba, South Sudan Reuters South Sudanese authorities are holding up United Nations fuel tankers over a tax dispute, jeopardising the delivery of millions of dollars of aid during a humanitarian crisis, the UN mission there said. The trucks were held up at depots and the Ugandan border on Wednesday despite assurances from the minister of […]
Ethnic fighting kills 56 in South Sudan, official says
Juba, South Sudan Reuters Clashes have killed 56 people during four days of fighting in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei state, after youth from the Nuer community attacked another ethnic group, a local official said on Tuesday, with the Nuer making up most of the casualties. The territory of South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan […]
More than 300 child soldiers released in South Sudan
More than 300 child soldiers, including 87 girls, have been formally released by armed groups in South Sudan this week, according to the UN Assistance Mission in the country. UNMISS said in a statement on Wednesday that the release of the 311 young people was the “first phase” of a release project in Yambio in […]