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After civil war, South Sudan begins hard task of rebuilding trust
The Christian Science Monitor
Kajo Keji, South Sudan
South Sudan opposition commander Moses Lokujo flipped through his notes, explaining international humanitarian law to an attentive group of senior officers.
"Soldiers are not supposed to kill someone who's not an enemy," he said. "And if a civilian is walking with a goat it doesn't mean you can steal it just because you have a gun."
Just months ago, such training seemed implausible in a country that was embroiled in a five-year civil war that killed almost 400,000 people and displaced millions. Since a fragile peace deal was signed in September, however, South Sudan's previously warring parties have been trying to rebuild trust in some of the areas hardest-hit by the war.
Read more at: https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2019/0115/After-civil-war-South-Sudan-begins-hard-task-of-rebuilding-trust (https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2019/0115/After-civil-war-South-Sudan-begins-hard-task-of-rebuilding-trust)