A rebel fighter with a weapon walks to a river to wash as he returns from a frontline in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State
A rebel fighter with a weapon walks to a river to wash as he returns from a frontline in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State January 30, 2014. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ELECTIONS)
A rebel fighter sits next to animal carcass in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State
A rebel fighter sits next to animal carcass in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State January 30, 2014. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ELECTIONS ANIMALS)
Rebel fighters return from a frontline in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State
Rebel fighters return from a frontline in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State January 30, 2014. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
A rebel fighter carries an animal carcass in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State
A rebel fighter carries an animal carcass in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State January 30, 2014. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ANIMALS)
People cross a river in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State
People cross a river in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State January 30, 2014. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SOCIETY)
Rebel fighters pose for photographs in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State
Rebel fighters pose for photographs in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State January 30, 2014. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Refugee turns host and protector for displaced South Sudanese
In a reversal of fortune, an Ethiopian who sought refuge in South Sudan now becomes the host of a large family displaced in their own country.
We Traveled Through The Bush From South Sudan
Akobo Tergol is a small town in the western part of Ethiopia. Recently its population has grown due to the conflict in South Sudan and an influx of refugees. More than 20,000 asylum seekers have crossed the river which forms the border between the two countries and WFP has been providing life-saving food assistance, in partnership with the national refugee agency ARRA.
We traveled through the bush for two weeks, some relatives have died, others fled
Akobo Tergol is a small town in the western part of Ethiopia. Recently its population has grown due to the conflict in South Sudan and an influx of refugees into Ethiopia. More than 20,000 asylum seekers have crossed the river which forms the border between the two countries and WFP has been busy providing life-saving food assistance, in partnership with the national refugee agency ARRA.To provide food assistance to refugees who recently arrived from South Sudan, it takes WFP 15 hours to ship the food by boat to reach Akobo Tergol, near the South Sudan border from the point at Matar in Western Ethiopia, where the road stops…