09/03/2026
PICTORIAL: CROSSING FOR SURVIVAL πΈπΈ β‘οΈ πͺπΉ Akobo County, Jonglei State: The banks of the Akobo River are the site of a growing humanitarian emergency today [Monday, March 9, 2026]. Following a 72-hour SSPDF evacuation order, thousands of women and children are currently crossing the river into Ethiopia to escape looming military action. Families from Akobo Town, along with IDPs from Uror and Nyirol, are fleeing in mass numbers. Eyewitnesses report a "grave and dire" situation as people abandon their homes with nowhere certain to go.
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