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A man identified as Dhieu Alek Agok Thuch was killed in Sherikhat, a suburb East of Juba Town, on Sunday while carrying someone on his motorcycle taxi commonly known as bodaboda.

NSS officer killed along the Juba-Torit road A South Sudan National Security Service (NSS) officer identified as Oleyo Sebit Piyo was killed along the Juba – Torit road on Saturday evening by unknown gunmen while traveling in a vehicle belonging to a road construction company. The late Oleyo was working as part of a security escort team providing security for the Anissa Construction Company and its staff along the Juba-Torit road. Oleyo’s family said the vehicle left Juba on Saturday evenin...

SSPDF forces on April 26, 2019. [Photo: Nation Media Group] The government of South Sudan has deployed military forces along the Juba-Nimule and the Juba-Yei highways to provide security after a recent spate of ambushes and killings. More than 10 people including foreigners were killed and three trucks were set ablaze last week. Following the insecurity, Ugandan and Kenyan truck drivers and traders went on strike at the Elegu border town in Uganda and demanded security assurances for them to re...