1. Part of the Bilnyang and connected rivers taken from a helicopter, October 2022
2. A chief, an elder and a court clerk sit at the front of a chiefs’ court hearing in Gogrial East County, Warrap State, May 2010
3. The army looks on to provide security while people participate in a UN-funded, local authority-organised ‘local’ peace meeting, Lakes State, May 2012
4. Soldiers look on as people discuss in groups the peace meeting’s resolution, Lakes State, May 2012
5. A soldier waves a cross as people gather in the county headquarters to celebrate the day of South Sudan’s independence from Sudan, Warrap State, 9 July 2011
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