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Traders, truckers seek protection from attacks in South Sudan

Sudanese drivers stay by their trucks near the Port Sudan, Sudan on October 6, 2021. PHOTO | AFP

By  Anthony Kitimo

Correspondent based in Mombasa, Kenya

Nation Media Group

Traders and long distance drivers have expressed concerns over increasing insecurity in South Sudan.

Recent attacks that left four drivers killed and 64 others arrested, have caused panic among traders and transporters.

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