Aid workers flee Sudanese conflictFrom RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, SudanKHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – AID workers are among 25 000 people that have fled renewed fighting between government and rebel forces in villages north of South Sudan. They have been displaced from Tonga and surrounding villages in Panyikang County, and Kodok and villages to its south in Fashoda County, in Upper Nile. It is expected that the number of people in need in Aburoc and surrounding areas may double to around 50,000. Meanwhile, 32 aid workers had to relocate from Kodok and Aburoc to Juba due to insecurity. United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said humanitarians were negotiating with all parties to the conflict and are exploring response options to the needs of the displaced population.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 28, 2017 06:22 UTC