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The crisis between Sudan and South Sudan

UNHCR_ South Sudanese camp

Sudan and South Sudan have had a tumultuous and bloody history. Too long and too bloody to recount properly here. A ceasefire took effect in 2005 and there was a tenuous peace until a referendum made South Sudan into an independent state in July 2011. But the violence has been on the rise since then. [...] Read More


LRA attacks on the rise in Central Africa

A Congolese woman, displaced by LRA attacks, carries a bag of non-food items distributed by UNHCR in Dungu, DR of Congo. Photo: UNHCR/M.Hofer

According to multiple articles, including Invisible Children & Resolve’s own LRA Crisis Tracker, the LRA has been ramping up attacks and abductions within the past few months. The UN News Centre, the Voice of America, and humanitarian news site AlertNet have all reported a rise of LRA activity since January both in the Democratic Republic of [...] Read More


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