Agenzia Fides report – We must shun tribalism if we want to build a united nation. This is the meaning of the appeal launched on Sunday, August 28 by His Exc. Mgr. Paulino Lokudu Loro, Archbishop of Juba, capital of southern Sudan. "If we do not shun tribalism, corruption, killing one another, then that will be the end of our lives", said the Archbishop of Juba, who stressed that many lives were lost in the struggle for independence and that it is now "time for them to peacefully enjoy the fruits of their struggle".
According to reports from the Sudan Tribune newspaper, Mgr. Loro called upon the congregation to pray for peace in South Sudan and work towards stability, with a particular focus upon the problem of cattle rustling. Some of the most serious acts of violence that took place recently in South Sudan are due to cattle raids between the different populations in the country. The latest murder was committed by an armed group, probably from the Murle tribe, which killed over 600 people in the county of Uror, in the Lou Nuer tribe area. The attack is supposed to be a retaliation assault in connection with a similar attack allegedly launched by the Lou Nuer on Murle in June where hundreds were killed.
About 2 million people died in the conflict fought over religion, ethnicity, ideology and oil. Analysts say that Southern Sudan, which became independent on July 9, risks becoming a failed state if it cannot control insurgencies and bloody feuds that divide the different tribes that live there. (L.M.)
According to reports from the Sudan Tribune newspaper, Mgr. Loro called upon the congregation to pray for peace in South Sudan and work towards stability, with a particular focus upon the problem of cattle rustling. Some of the most serious acts of violence that took place recently in South Sudan are due to cattle raids between the different populations in the country. The latest murder was committed by an armed group, probably from the Murle tribe, which killed over 600 people in the county of Uror, in the Lou Nuer tribe area. The attack is supposed to be a retaliation assault in connection with a similar attack allegedly launched by the Lou Nuer on Murle in June where hundreds were killed.
About 2 million people died in the conflict fought over religion, ethnicity, ideology and oil. Analysts say that Southern Sudan, which became independent on July 9, risks becoming a failed state if it cannot control insurgencies and bloody feuds that divide the different tribes that live there. (L.M.)
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