Child abductions have risen during South Sudan's civil war as desperate people try to make a living, and one child, no matter the age, is said to sell for 20 cows, worth about $7,000. Sitting in South Sudan's opposition-held town of Akobo, the 35-year-old pointed to the dirt beneath his feet. "Child abductions and trafficking in South Sudan is a real issue that requires an urgent response by the government," said Edmund Yakani, executive director of the nonprofit Community Empowerment for Progress Organization. South Sudan's government denied it, saying Gai was in the region only to promote peace. They are vulnerable and deserve our protection," the chief of the U.N. mission in South Sudan, David Shearer, told the AP.

Source: Ethiopian News February 04, 2018 09:33 UTC