UK church leaders to join Pope on ‘historic’ visit to South Sudan

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/south-sudan-archbishop-canterbury-pope-francis-juba-b2237030.html The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland will accompany the pontiff next February. The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and the Archbishop of Canterbury are to join Pope Francis on a “historic” pilgrimage of peace to South Sudan. They have been invited by President Salva Kiir…

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South Sudan Sends 750 Troops to DRC

Source: https://www.voanews.com/a/south-sudan-sends-750-troops-to-drc/6895421.html JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN —  South Sudan is sending 750 troops to join the East Africa Force trying to bring peace in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, despite its own struggles to restore peace back home. President Salva Kiir officially deployed troops to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to join an East African…

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South Sudan: UN and partners make plea for urgent intervention to end ‘escalating violence’

© UNICEF/Helene Sandbu Ryeng Bathi Kuju is playing with his youngest daughter Gol at a nutrition centre in Pibor, South Sudan Source: https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/12/1132067 28 December 2022 Peace and Security The UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) together with international partners, have called for the immediate end to mounting violence in the Greater Pibor area by armed youth…

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