Tag: South Sudan

‘Mom, we need food’: Thousands in South Sudan near famine

LEKUANGOLE, South Sudan — After nearly a week of hiding from conflict, Kallayn Keneng watched two of her young children die. “They cried and cried and said, ‘Mom, we need food,’” she said. But she had nothing to give. Too frail to bury her 5-year-old and 7-year-old after […]

New report says part of South Sudan is in ‘likely famine’

JUBA, South Sudan — One county in South Sudan is likely in famine and tens of thousands of people in five other counties are on the brink of starvation, according to a new report by international food security experts. Nowhere in the world has been in famine since one was […]

Hunger, squalor mar South Sudan post-war unification efforts

BOR, South Sudan — Here in crowded camps in South Sudan, former enemies are meant to be joining forces after a five-year civil war so they can help the shattered country recover. But they can barely find enough food. The Associated Press spoke to women, both former rebel […]

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