At least 22 dead in clashes over cattle theft on road outside South Sudan capital

MADRID 7 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –

At least 22 people have died this Wednesday morning in clashes over cattle theft on the road that leads from the capital of South Sudan, Juba, to the city of Bor, specifically near the town of Mogiri.

The governor of the state of Central Equatoria, Agustino Jadalla, has confirmed the balance and, together with the main administrator of the administrative area of ​​Greater Pibor, Gola Boyoi Gola, has condemned the events in a joint press conference in which they confirmed that the attackers They also stole a “significant” number of cattle, according to the South Sudanese station Eye Radio.

South Sudan has a unity government that was launched after the 2018 peace agreement between the president, Salva Kiir, and the rebel leader Riek Machar, which led to the latter returning to the position of first vice president. of the African country.

Despite the decrease in violence due to the political conflict, the country has recorded an increase in inter-community clashes, mainly motivated by livestock theft and disputes between shepherds and farmers in the most fertile areas of the country, especially due to the increase in desertification and population displacement.