Sobbing and shaking, Mohamed Abdallah tries to explain why he still wants to risk crossing the Mediterranean Sea in an inflatable boat. He sits in a migrant detention centre in Zawya, Libya, surrounded by hundreds of fellow asylum seekers who nearly died this week at sea. They survived only after being intercepted, detained and brought Read more
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir skipped Mass at Kator Cathedral in Juba on Sunday, one day after his forces shut down the Church’s Radio Bakhita FM. The president, who regularly attends Sunday Mass at the cathedral, was not seen there, according to a worshipper. Juba Archdiocese runs Bakhita Radio, which was closed by President Kiir’s Read more
First impressions aren’t always accurate. But in my first days here I have been struck by the extent of trauma people have experienced – and real worries that the violence that has rocked South Sudan since mid-December may not be over. The capital of Juba is calm, but it is only “outwardly” so, one of Read more
The Catholic and Anglican Bishops of South Sudan are asking the International community for a “more balanced “position on the conflict that is setting their country against Sudan. “We believe that it is important that our friends in the International community assume a more balanced position. The attitude of United Nations and of the greater Read more
Sudanese president Omar al Bashir says the only way to negotiate with the South Sudanese is “with bullets and rifles.” Bashir’s rhetoric and the attitude of the United Nations has Caritas Internationalis warning that Sudan and South Sudan are just a step away from the brink of full-scale war. Caritas is urging the Sudanese leaders Read more