Border communities of South Sudan's Northern Bahr el Ghazal and Warrap states on Thursday recommitted to promoting peaceful coexistence to curb crimes and conflicts along the borders.
“I grew up knowing nothing except looking after the cows”, shares Makol Akol, 13.Makol lives in Aguath Cattle Camp, an hour away from Warrap State’s Tonj South County. In South Sudan, many children like Makol and Ajok do not get the opportunity to go to school because they move from one place to another for their cattle’s grazing pastures.“At sunrise, we gather the cow dung, burn and use it to clean the cows. We milk them daily for our own consumption and then take them out to graze.
Police authorities in South Sudan's Northern Bahr el Ghazal and the Warrap States have vowed to crack down on border criminals after an upsurge in crimes along the states' borders.
South Sudan's Warrap State health ministry has trained more than 30 health workers from Gogrial West County in Integrated Disease Surveillance Response (IDSR).