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With the world's youngest nation celebrating a decade of independence this month, Pious Lokale from Eastern Equatoria recounts his experience of civil war, its devastating aftermath and evaluates where, he feels, South Sudan stands at this current point in its history. Photo by Okello James/UNMISS
This month, as South Sudan celebrates 10 years of independence from its northern neighbor, Sudan, 43-year-old Pious Lokale of Lafon county in Eastern Equatoria tells us about the hope that independence brought, the…

Some 40 traders, business owners, members of religious groups and local authorities in Wunrok, located in Twic county of Warrap state, attended a four-day UNMISS-led training on leadership and management skills. Photo by Manyang Mayom/UNMISS.
“For South Sudan to build a durable peace, we must equip small business owners with the knowledge and skills they need,” says Andrew Elibe, Relief, Reintegration and Protection Officer, UNMISS. Andrew and his colleagues from…

Mediating members of the South Sudan Council of Churches catching a ride and being protected by an UNMISS convoy as they travel around Eastern Equatoria State. Photos: Moses Yakudu/UNMISS
“When we arrived in Loriyok (between Torit and Kapoeta) everyone hid their guns and stayed calm. That would not have happened if the UN peacekeepers hadn’t been with us” said Oyet James Nathancio, the General Secretary of the…














