Bonded by spilt blood, South Sudanese refugees in Uganda reach million mark - News Summed Up

Bonded by spilt blood, South Sudanese refugees in Uganda reach million mark


Fighting between militia factions and government forces in South Sudan, the world’s youngest state, over the past year has created the fastest growing refugee crisis in the world. Four more are brothers brought out of South Sudan by the oldest, a truculent 16-year-old. Facebook Twitter Pinterest At the registration area in Imvepi, people are reunited with old friends after their gruelling journey from South Sudan to Uganda. This is partly to stop factions in South Sudan, particularly opposition forces, recruiting among the vast numbers of idle and angry young men in the Ugandan camps. Few anticipate, or desire, an early return to South Sudan.


Source: The Guardian August 17, 2017 09:24 UTC



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