A group of families has found shelter in the cemetery where they live comfortably with the dead. The residents say they are living in the cemetery because it is peaceful, others say they are in search of an education in Juba , South Sudan. The cemetery supports up to 4000 families. They have occupied the Hai Malakal cemetery for more than 10 years. Others say that they have occupied the cemetery due to a lack of access to land in Juba. The Hai Malakal cemetery which is fenced by a high wall is opposite pyramid hotel and Bedwin Restaurant. Inside, there are graves that have been cemented and shacks made of tarpaulin and sisal next to them. The people inside do not look happy. The communities occupying the cemetery include Nomor yang state, Toriit, Zande, Bari, and Bor. They call themselves the 10 states because according to them they are united with the dead and alive. 26-year-old, John Lowani from Terekeka state is a senior four student at British High School in Juba. He was
On a Tuesday evening, a gathering has taken place to create awareness about starvation in Somalia and South Sudan at the Rift Valley Institute Kileleshwa, Nairobi. The audience was a mix of diplomats and scholars who were eager to listen to Alex de Waal as he launched his new book, Mass Starvation: The History and Future of Famine . The launch of the book was followed by a panel discussion on famine and humanitarian response in the Horn of Africa. Alex de Waal explains in his book through research that famine in the horn of Africa is man-made. He said that politicians are the cause of famine because they stand to gain from it. According to him, political decisions could end starvation however it should be a priority in the international community as well. There is a humanitarian crisis in the horn of Africa, according to De waal. He even mentions the causes of the famine through his slideshows that he used to prepare his audience for the topic. He analyzed st