SOUTH SUDAN: Clement John Kandang, ??We can??t bring more goods because of the mines??

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Violence in Sudan?s breadbasket border states such as South Kordofan has blocked food to South Sudan since just before it gained independence in July. In the new nation?s northern states such as Unity, heavily mined roads have compounded the problem of closed trade routes. Clement John Kandang, 43, who sells sorghum, the state?s staple food, in the capital Bentiu, told IRIN that massive price hikes as shortages increased meant many people were going hungry.