Pupils in opposition-held area 'angry' after missing PLE exams
File photo (CMAID) Primary eight candidates in Akobo area which lies in an SPLM-IO-held territory say they are angry and upset for missing the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) that began across the country on Monday. Akobo area, which is located in Jonglei State, is a remote and hard-to-reach area in the north-east of South Sudan, close to the border with Ethiopia. Last week, the National Minister of General Education, Awut Deng Achuil announced that candidates in the SPLM-IO-controlled areas will miss out on the examinations due to security concerns in some parts of Upper Nile and Jonglei ...