The World Bank is distancing itself from reports that it has given a grant to the government of South Sudan worth tens… Read more »Khartoum — 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. South Sudan is gripped by a civil war after a fallout between President Salva Kiir and now-fired deputy, Riek Machar.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 28, 2017 06:56 UTC