South Sudan: UN Staff Member Dies During Detention By South Sudanese Security Forces

Via AllAfrica | 19 Dec 2025 - 17:19:09
[Agenzia Fides] Juba -- Tensions have risen between the Government of South Sudan and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) following the death, under circumstances that remain unclear, of a mission staff member who had been detained by local security forces. "UNMISS strongly condemns the killing of one of its staff in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal," a statement from the UN mission said. Source