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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.

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