South Sudan curfew after revenge attacks on Sudanese people
Incensed by what they saw in the clips and wanting to retaliate, hundreds of young men attacked Sudanese-owned businesses in Juba and other parts of South Sudan on Thursday.
A cross section of residents of the South Sudan capital, Juba, have voiced concerns over the worsening security situation following continued airstrikes in Nasir and Ulang counties in Upper Nile State by the Ugandan People's Defence Forces (UPDF) and the recent bombardment of the SPLA-IO's cantonment site in the Wunliet area west of Juba.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Juba. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Juba. Fisher, J. 2005, 'Southern Sudan's Front-line Town', BBC News, 20 April 2005. Holt, K. 2007, 'In pictures: Juba's Street Struggle', BBC News, 4 January 2007.
Juba International Airport (IATA: JUB, ICAO: HJJJ) is the site of large numbers of flights bringing UN and non-governmental organization (NGO) aid into South Sudan, as well as passengers and general air freight. The construction of a new terminal was begun in late 2007 when the oil prices were very high ($100+).
From 2006 to 2011, Juba grew in a fast pace, with its population rising from 250,000 to a million. The city became an amalgamation of villages, with many refugees and returnees mimicking their old way of living. In this period, the local Bari ethnic communities kept distance from newcomers, due to ethno-regional stereotyping.
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