At Manyang Kuel market, Alook Deng Akok has witnessed the conflicting sentiments of her customers about the disarmament campaign initiated by the new governor across Warrap State.

Major General Akot Lual Arech, a former special presidential envoy on Pibor affairs, has been arrested by security forces in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, according to relatives and community members.

It poses a continued threat to S. and her entire family, at least as long as customary law allows early and forced marriages to be completed. Unless the livestock is returned, the local customs may ...