South Sudan artists paint for peace in Juba

Publication: BBC News Online After nearly three years of devastating civil conflict, South Sudanese artists have come together to try and get the country thinking and talking about peace, by launching a public art project in the capital Juba. Having spread its message over many of the walls in Juba, the team now plans to extend the project outside the …

Painting the town for peace in South Sudan

Publication: The National JUBA // On bakery walls, buildings and roadside sheeting in South Sudan’s capital of Juba, street artists fed up with war are painting for peace as young musicians, actors and artists campaign to end decades of conflict. A mural of a child in a singlet working at a sewing machine reads “the young who are tired are …

Fighting for peace in South Sudan

Publication: The National JUBA // The giants danced barefoot in circles, strips of leopard print skirt flapping, before one lunged in to topple his opponent and thump him down on the grass. There was a wild roar of support from hundreds of supporters crammed into the national football stadium in South Sudan’s capital Juba to cheer on a Wrestling for …