February 2021
Criminal groups abducted hundreds in north west, while ethnic and regional tensions ran high in south amid farmer-herder conflict; meanwhile, tensions rose in south east between govt and Biafra secessionists. Criminal groups in Feb reportedly killed at least 112 and kidnapped over 450 people, mostly in Katsina, Kaduna, Sokoto and Zamfara states (north west), but also in Niger state (Middle Belt). Notably, armed group 17 Feb abducted 42 students and school personnel in Niger state, released them 27 Feb; 26 Feb kidnapped 279 girls in Zamfara state. Meanwhile, Auwalun Daudawa, who masterminded Dec 2020 abduction of 344 students in Katsina state, 8 Feb laid down arms along with five of his troops. Amid rise in herder-farmer and intercommunal violence in south since Jan, clashes between ethnic Hausa and Fulani on one hand, and ethnic Yoruba on the other, early Feb killed two dozen people in Oyo state capital Ibadan (south west). Nobel laureate in literature Wole Soyinka 6 F
SOUTH SUDAN: Organizations Appeal for Restoration of Peace, Security and Stability
By Wairimu Ruth
JUBA, FEBRUARY 26, 2021 (CISA) –The South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC), the South Sudan Women’s Coalition for Peace (WCP) and the Sudan Civil Society Forum (SSCSF) have jointly called for restoration of peace, security and stability in the country.
The appeal was made on February 22, during a commemoration of the first anniversary of the Transitional Period of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution on the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS)
“We, the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC), the South Sudan Civil Society Forum (SSCSF) and South Sudan Women’s Coalition for Peace (SSWCP) have come together to jointly amplify the call of the citizens of South Sudan for restoration of peace, security and stability and an end to all bloodshed in our country,” the organizations highlighted in a joint statement.
<p>February 23, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan Council of Churches and other civil society groups have called on the government to take steps to promote peace, security and national cohesion as the country celebrates the first anniversary of the creation of its Transitional Government of National Unity.</p>
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