Adam Ibrahim was born at this refugee camp 25 years ago, after his parents fled what is now called Eritrea . He never saw his home country and thinks his own children may be born as refugees. "That is if I survive here in the first place,"...

Peace in southern Sudan turns people’s thoughts to marriage and investment — both of which traditionally involve giving, or keeping, cows. For the government, the cows are proving too much of a good thing. Parents-in-law are demanding cows...

Hundreds of displaced Sudanese Dinka Bor people are returning from Equatoria region to Jonglei State, but many are scared that resettling on land they last saw 15 years ago will be a daunting task. "I have wanted to go back home for three years...

Are the two conflicts in Darfur and southern Sudan  linked? Not directly, although rebels groups in both areas accuse the government of favouring the ruling Arab elite. They are all demanding a greater share of Sudan 's...

Someday, 15-year-old Esther Poni hopes she’ll finally be able to leave her empty red paint can at home. But until money is found, Esther’s bucket will have to serve as her school bench. Next to her, David Wani sits on a low, home-made stool...

After decades in exile, thousands of refugees have been flooding back to southern Sudan aboard UNHCR convoys in the past year. They carry their meagre possessions wrapped in old blankets or packed into colourful plastic sacks. But many...

During a children's rights workshop in Malualkon, southern Sudan, children gathered and formulated their own messages to forward to the state government. The Children's Bill of the Government of Southern Sudan is being edited and finalised. Save the...

Aldo Omwony, 30, returned to his home in Sudan a year ago after almost a decade in a refugee camp in neighbouring Uganda but he is not yet convinced it is safe enough for his wife and four children to join him. He recalled the days when...