An agreement signed at the end of 2017 between the armed opposition and government forces in South Sudan will see schools which were occupied as part of the conflict reopen. Many children and teachers were forced to flee military groups and abandon their schools, meaning some three quarters of children in South Sudan are missing out on an education.
Money, guns and brides fuel South Sudan's cattle wars
[Article] South Sudan has a long history of cattle raiding. But where once the practice was carried out using spears and regulated by traditional cultural norms, raiders are now more heavily armed, better organised and frequently deadly. The result has been a marked increase in lives lost through cattle raiding activities.
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For the herder communities of South Sudan, this field of cattle is effectively a living bank account.
For many, this is their only source of income: an asset seen as more important than currency.
So it's no surprise that these prized animals are often the subject of cattle raids.
But after...
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