{"id":420917,"date":"2011-05-10T16:43:09","date_gmt":"2011-05-10T16:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/10\/south-sudans-deadly-cattle-raids\/"},"modified":"2011-05-10T16:43:09","modified_gmt":"2011-05-10T16:43:09","slug":"south-sudans-deadly-cattle-raids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/10\/south-sudans-deadly-cattle-raids\/","title":{"rendered":"South Sudan&#8217;s deadly cattle raids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"64.6208821887\"><span><span>10 May 2011<\/span> <span>Last updated at<\/span> <span>12:43 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At least 80 people have been killed in South Sudan after rebels attacked cattle camps, the southern army says.<\/p>\n<p>The attackers killed 34 people, including women and children, when they stole animals in Warrap state, said army spokesman Philip Aguer.<\/p>\n<p>But as they returned with the cattle, they were ambushed and 48 raiders were killed, he said.<\/p>\n<p>South Sudan is seceding from the north in July. It accuses Khartoum of trying to destabilise the region.<\/p>\n<p>Such claims are denied by President Omar al-Bashir&#8217;s government.<\/p>\n<p>The UN says at least seven armed groups are operating in South Sudan, which is one of the world&#8217;s poorest regions after decades of conflict with the north.<\/p>\n<p>It estimates that more than 1,000 people have been killed in clashes between rebels or local armed groups and the southern army this year.<\/p>\n<p>Cattle play a key role in the lives of many communities in South Sudan and neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n<p>Col Aguer blamed members of Philip Bepan&#8217;s militia for the latest violence.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC&#8217;s James Copnall in Khartoum says several southern army officers have rebelled in recent months, mostly members of the Bul Nuer ethnic group.<\/p>\n<p>Our correspondent says they have gone into rebellion because of what they say is domination by the Dinka community &#8211; the largest in South Sudan.<\/p>\n<p>Sudan: A country divided<\/p>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"33.5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/nol\/shared\/spl\/hi\/world\/10\/sudan\/img\/sud_geography_464.jpg\" width=\"464\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Satellite image showing geography of Sudan, source: Nasa\" \/><\/p>\n<div readability=\"12\">\n<p>The great divide across Sudan is visible even from space, as this Nasa satellite image shows. The northern states are a blanket of desert, broken only by the fertile Nile corridor. Southern Sudan is covered by green swathes of grassland, swamps and tropical forest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"32.5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/nol\/shared\/spl\/hi\/world\/10\/sudan\/img\/sud_ethnic_464.gif\" width=\"464\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Map showing Ethnicity of Sudan, source:\" \/><\/p>\n<div readability=\"10\">\n<p>Sudan&#8217;s arid northern regions are home mainly to Arabic-speaking Muslims. But in Southern Sudan there is no dominant culture. The Dinkas and the Nuers are the largest of more than 200 ethnic groups, each with its own traditional beliefs and languages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"33.5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/nol\/shared\/spl\/hi\/world\/10\/sudan\/img\/sud_infant_mort_464.gif\" width=\"464\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Map showing infant Mortality in Sudan, source: Sudan household health survey 2006\" \/><\/p>\n<div readability=\"12\">\n<p>The health inequalities in Sudan are illustrated by infant mortality rates. In Southern Sudan, one in 10 children die before their first birthday. Whereas in the more developed northern states, such as Gezira and White Nile, half of those children would be expected to survive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"34.5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/nol\/shared\/spl\/hi\/world\/10\/sudan\/img\/sud_water_sanit_464.gif\" width=\"464\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Map showing percentage of households using improved water and sanitation in Sudan, source: Sudan household health survey 2006\" \/><\/p>\n<div readability=\"14\">\n<p>The gulf in water resources between north and south is stark. In Khartoum, River Nile, and Gezira states, two-thirds of people have access to piped drinking water and pit latrines. In the south, boreholes and unprotected wells are the main drinking sources. More than 80% of southerners have no toilet facilities whatsoever.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"33.5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/nol\/shared\/spl\/hi\/world\/10\/sudan\/img\/sud_education_464.gif\" width=\"464\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Map showing percentage of who complete primary school education in Sudan, source: Sudan household health survey 2006\" \/><\/p>\n<div readability=\"12\">\n<p>Throughout Sudan, access to primary school education is strongly linked to household earnings. In the poorest parts of the south, less than 1% of children finish primary school. Whereas in the wealthier north, up to 50% of children complete primary level education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"33\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/nol\/shared\/spl\/hi\/world\/10\/sudan\/img\/sud_food_security_464.gif\" width=\"464\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Map showing percentage of households with poor food consumption in Sudan, source: Sudan household health survey 2006\" \/><\/p>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<p>Conflict and poverty are the main causes of food insecurity in Sudan. The residents of war-affected Darfur and Southern Sudan are still greatly dependent on food aid. Far more than in northern states, which tend to be wealthier, more urbanised and less reliant on agriculture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"33\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/nol\/shared\/spl\/hi\/world\/10\/sudan\/img\/sud_oil_464.gif\" width=\"464\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Map showing position of oilfileds in Sudan, source: Drilling info international\" \/><\/p>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<p>Sudan exports billions of dollars of oil per year. Southern states produce more than 80% of it, but receive only 50% of the revenue, exacerbating tensions with the north. The oil-rich border region of Abyei is to hold a separate vote on whether to join the north or the south.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/int\/news\/-\/news\/world-africa-13350791\" title=\"South Sudan's deadly cattle raids\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South Sudan&#8217;s deadly cattle raids<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 10 May 2011 Last updated at 12:43 ET At least 80 people have been killed in South Sudan after rebels attacked cattle camps, the southern army says. 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