The Latest Breaking News from Akobo

UN concerned as opposition retakes a strategic town in South Sudan

The U.N. has expressed concern over violence in the strategic town of Akobo in South Sudan’s Jonglei State

The Independent UK · Apr 13

100,000 flee South Sudan into Ethiopia, according to Unicef, amid violence

South Sudan's army forced an estimated 100,000 people to flee across the border into Ethiopia after ordering the evacuation of the opposition-held town of Akobo earlier this month, Unicef said Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 18

UN peacekeepers defy South Sudan military's order to leave opposition-held town

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan says it will not comply with a government order to shut down its base in Akobo, an opposition stronghold near the Ethiopian border where tens of thousands of refugees have fled

The Independent UK · Mar 10