By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Radio Tamazuj
A 15-year-old schoolboy was killed in an ambush while travelling from Bayan to the headquarters of Jebel Boma County in South Sudan. The Greater Pibor government is calling on authorities in Eastern Equatoria to investigate and strengthen security, Radio Tamazuj reports.
Two young men were killed in Nagero, Western Equatoria State, South Sudan, in circumstances that allegedly involved security forces members. Community Empowerment for Progress is calling for an urgent investigation and accountability as tensions rise ahead of elections, Eye Radio reports.
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Clashes between the Abang and Malual communities have killed at least nine people in Bor County, Jonglei State, according to local commissioner Daniel Deng Panchol. Authorities have imposed a night-time curfew and deployed security forces, while a territorial dispute over the Malual-Chaat area has fuelled tensions since April, Radio Tamazuj reports.
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Two people were killed, six injured and 46 cattle stolen in several attacks in Duk County, in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, according to acting commissioner Peter Chol Galuak. The incidents took place on Wednesday in the Ageer and Duk Padiet areas, and the attackers are believed to have come from the Greater Pibor Administrative Area, Radio Tamazuj reports.
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Central Equatoria’s interim governor, Augustino Jadalla Kamilo Wani, has urged host communities and displaced people in Mangalla to resolve tensions over land and insecurity through dialogue. He promised to strengthen cooperation with the authorities in Jonglei State, Eye Radio reports.
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Juba digitises revenue collection after losing 50% of fundsJuba City Council has replaced manual revenue collection with a digital system after discovering malpractice that cost it 50% of its resources. Thirty-two collectors face disciplinary action, with some at risk of dismissal, acting mayor Christopher Sarafino Wani Swaka announced, according to Radio Tamazuj.
Workshop in Djibouti promotes screening for women’s cancersDjibouti’s National Assembly held a workshop on 29 October on preventing breast and cervical cancer, chaired by Dileita Mohamed Dileita and held with the Alliance of Women Doctors. Participants, including the health and women and family ministers, stressed early screening and access to care, reports La Nation.The week in Africa
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