Pope Francis kisses the feet of South Sudan’s warring leaders in a bid for peace
By Siobhán O'Grady Siobhán O'Grady WorldViews reporter Email Bio Follow April 12 at 5:00 AM An old rivalry between South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and his former vice president Riek Machar is at the root of South Sudan’s civil war — a conflict that has raged on for years.
“There will be many problems, but they will not overcome us. Resolve your problems,” Reuters reported him as saying. Francis also urged them to keep disagreements “within you, inside the office, so to speak.” After years fighting for freedom from Khartoum, South Sudanese had little time to relish peace before the most recent conflict began. Since late 2013, millions have been displaced from their homes, some have been subjected to man-made famine, and many are still going hungry. More than a million fled over the border into Uganda, sparking one of the biggest refugee crises in the world and carrying with them stories of mass rape, disease and starvation.
The ongoing conflict has made it difficult to document a death toll in South Sudan. But a study funded by the State Department that was released last year determined that more than 380,000 people are likely to have died.
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