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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Waakhe Simon Wudu

South Sudan's displaced hope pope's visit will bring peace

Nyalon Gatban, the information secretary for the displaced community sits with internally displaced women and members of a dance group after a Reuters interview at the Protection of Civilian site (PoC) 3 site in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) compound outside Juba, South Sudan, January 23, 2023. REUTERS/Samir Bol

After spending nearly a decade in a camp for the displaced in South Sudan's Juba, Mayen Galuak hopes that Pope Francis' visit to the capital city next week will inspire political leaders to finally restore peace, allowing him to go home.

The 44-year-old entered the United Nations camp, just a few kilometres from his residence, in search of safety three days after conflict broke out in 2013.

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