The commissioner of Wau County said at least eight people were killed in clashes involving forces of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) and cattle keepers.
The building of the new bridge on the Jur River in Wau has become the year-end debate of 2023 and by all measures the source of the next looming ethnic violence between the disputing Luo and Fertit tribes of Western Bahr El Ghazal State in 2024.