Interview (part 2): Lam Akol speaks on NDM plan, challenges facing SSOA
Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin is a veteran South Sudanese opposition politician and leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM).
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Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin is a veteran South Sudanese opposition politician and leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM).
Nearly 30,000 people have been displaced by heavy fighting between armed factions in Tonga and neighboring Panyikang County in Upper Nile State, a United Nations agency said Friday.
The leader of one of the Kitgwang splinter group said his troops were attacked by the forces of Gen. Simon Gadwech, the SPLA-IO under Dr. Riek Machar, and those of Dr. Lam Akol, in Upper Nile State.
“We’re responsible for about 75 percent of mine action, demining activities in South Sudan. This is just one example of it. This community here only had 1,500 people. Because of the work we have done in mine action, you now have over 10,000 people. Sara Beysolow Nyati, Humanitarian Coordinator
United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) cleared 25 anti-personnel mines from Pigi County in South Sudan, making the area safe to inhabit. UNMISS