AT AN orphanage at the edge of Juba, South Sudan’s battered capital, there are no longer any children. Yellowing toothbrushes sit in a tin hanging in the sun; muddied exercise books litter the floor. The only occupants now are a few soldiers who lounge around in the shaded huts listening to the radio. The orphanage, which is run by an Austrian NGO, had to move to a more secure part of town after fighting broke out nearby in July. It is now considering moving back—but only if the security lasts, a tough call in a country beset by economic crisis and dire warnings of a possible impending genocide.
The fighting in July was between the forces of Salva Kiir, the president, and Riek Machar, the former vice-president, after a peace deal, never properly respected in the first place, broke down. In the fighting, which lasted several days, Mr Machar’s forces were chased out of Juba. Since then the city has returned to an uneasy calm. But the rest of South Sudan has not. A war that had previously been concentrated in the swampy north of the country has spread to southern areas, which had been peaceful. Worse, the fighting has fomented violence...Continue reading
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