South Sudan: South Sudan Imposes Emergency as Herder Clashes Kill Hundreds

Jun 5, 2025
Agence France-Presse
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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Thursday declared a state of emergency in areas hit by deadly inter-communal clashes over cattle raids that have killed hundreds of people in recent months, state TV said. Cattle raids and clashes over scarce water and grazing land are common in the impoverished east African nation, often exacerbated by extreme weather such as droughts and floods.