150 killed in flare-up of South Sudan violence
Fighting since last week between different local groups in eastern South Sudan has reportedly killed more than 150 people. Despite a 2018 peace agreement that supposedly ended the country’s civil war, frequent flare-ups of inter-communal and political violence have regularly claimed lives and worsened South Sudan’s enduring humanitarian crisis. For more on the challenges of peacebuilding there, read our January 2023 article.