SPLA-IO Accused of Detaining Civilian Boats, Demanding $4,000 Along Sobat River ‎

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‎ Boat ferrying civilians  Nasir, Upper Nile State  ‎Authorities in Nasir County, Upper Nile State, have accused forces loyal to the Sudan People’s Liberation Army In Opposition (SPLA-IO) of detaining civilian riverboats and demanding ransom-like payments of up to $4,000 from traders and passengers along the Sobat River. ‎ ‎According to Nasir County Commissioner James Gatwech Joak, several boats traveling from Matar in Nasir County to Malakal were intercepted by SPLA-IO soldiers in Yakuach, an area in Nyirol County, Jonglei State. ‎ ‎“Our traders paid local taxes to SPLA-IO in Mandeng before setting off. But on reaching Yakuach, they were detained again and told to pay an additional four thousand U.S. dollars,” Commissioner Gatwech said. ‎ ‎He explained that the detained boat operators and traders were reportedly held for four days while armed men demanded more payments.  ‎ Some of the passengers were women, children, and patients traveling for medical treatment in Malaka...

PRESIDENT KIIR APPEALS FOR WORLDWIDE HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT TO THE RETURNEES AND REFUGEES FLEEING THE CONFLICT IN SUDAN

 



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President Salva Kiir Mayardiit has called for global Humanitarian support to the people fleeing the conflict in Sudan. 


The President spoke after getting a briefing on the current humanitarian situation by Minister Albino Atak Akol on Monday.


Minister Atak said the northern States of the country are now experiencing economic difficulties, as hundreds of returnees and refugees continue to enter the country from Sudan.


He said two hundred thousand people have so far crossed to South Sudan from Sudan since the eruption of conflict in Khartoum on 15 April 2023.


South Sudan is due to host a humanitarian conference to rally the support of donors to pledge their support to the welfare of the refugees and returnees.

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