South Sudan

A health worker assesses malnourished South Sudanese children at a clinic in a transit center in Renk, South Sudan Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Tens of thousands of South Sudanese are flocking home from neighboring Sudan, which erupted in violence last month. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)

Thousands of exhausted South Sudanese head home, fleeing brutal conflict

Some 50,000 people have crossed into the border town of Renk

James Magok Achuli, a refugee now studying international relations at UBCO while running on the varsity cross-country team. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

Running toward education: A former child soldier’s path to UBC Okanagan student athlete

James Achuli’s journey from refugee and child soldier to university student and cross country athlete