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Nineteen out of the 25 states in southern Sudan are still littered by landmines from the 22-year civil war that ended in 2005. Efforts are now underway to clear the most densely mined areas – a process critical to enabling displaced populations to return home, humanitarian aid to be dispersed, and peacekeeping forces to fully deploy, sources quoted in a recent report by IRIN indicated. The Sudan People’s Liberation Army, or SPLA, and the Sudan Armed Forces planted the mines and other unexploded devices heavily on key battlefields, which now host the deadly remnants of the war. Malakal, Upper Nile ...

What is the What tells the story of Valentino Achak Deng, a Sudanese “lost boy” who lived through a brutal Sudanese civil war between North and South that killed more than 2 million people during over 20 years of conflict. The book, published in 2006, details Deng’s journey from his home in the southern Sudanese town of Marial Bai to refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya to life as an immigrant living in the United States, and offers a powerful reminder of the horrors of civil war. According to Politico, a very high profile reader recently picked up the acclaimed ...

South Sudan's ruling party, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, or SPLM, has come out publicly against Khartoum's action against NGOs. Speaking to reporters, SPLM spokesman Yien Matthew said, "They (the NCP) are aware (of our disapproval) and yet they are continuing." He also noted, "People in Darfur who are displaced are dependent on these humanitarian agencies. It could be catastrophic...We are hoping they will change their minds." Gabriel Changson Chang, another SPLM spokesmen, also commented on the action, stating that the expulsion "would add fuel to the burning fire." Interesting to note that these statements came from spokesmen, and not ...