Mortar blast highlights the deadly legacy of war in South Sudan
Pain, anguish and a search for answers as an explosion kills four refugee boys in Maban County, where decades of conflict have left a cache of unexploded ordnance. By Tim Gaynor and Nour Abdulhak Bunj, SOUTH SUDAN – Their schoolwork done, the group of boys aged 12 to...
Dressing to impress gives lift to refugees in South Sudan
Amid ration cuts, more than one million items of clothing donated by retailers Gap Inc. and Hanes bring a welcome boost to refugees and hosts in South Sudan By Tim Gaynor and Gift Friday Noah in Gorom Refugee Settlement Mother-of-four Clementina Naba, 42, fled turmoil...
South Sudanese battle record floods amid rapidly changing climate
By Gift Friday Noah in Old Fangak, South Sudan Help is urgently needed ahead of the rainy season for the most vulnerable among 835,000 people hit by flooding in the world’s youngest nation. At first light, 70-year-old Cholul Jock slips into murky, chest-deep water...