Saturday, January 18, 2025 - South Sudanese authorities have imposed a countrywide evening to morning curfew after a night of violence during which businesses run by Sudanese traders in the capital were looted.
Police chief Gen. Abraham Manyuat said Friday, January 17
that the curfew will commence from 6 p.m. local time to dawn to curb looting
incidents reported in Juba and other major towns.
Businesses are now required to close by 5 p.m. as part of
measures to enhance security. “We will protect all the markets,” said Manyuat,
speaking on state-run television.
The violence targeting Sudanese nationals is believed to
have been provoked by alleged killings of South Sudanese nationals by militia
groups in remote parts of Sudan earlier this week.
Several stores in Juba and elsewhere remained closed Friday.
Speaking of the alleged targeting of South Sudanese people
in areas such as the state of Gezira, a press secretary for the presidency
urged restraint.
“We mustn't allow anger to
cloud our judgment or turn against Sudanese traders and refugees currently
residing in our country,” said Lily Adhieu Martin Manyiel.
Civil war in Sudan has created a widening famine and the
world’s largest displacement crisis. Fighting between forces loyal to rival
military leaders exploded in the capital, Khartoum, in April 2023 and spread to
other areas.
The conflict has been marked by atrocities, including
ethnically motivated killing and rape, according to the U.N. and rights groups.
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