South Sudan: Second Abduction in 4 Days - MSF Suspends All Activities in Yei and Morobo
CENTRAL EQUATORIA, SOUTH SUDAN, AUG 5 – MSF halted services in two counties after seven aid worker abductions amid escalating violence, following over 14,500 outpatient consultations and 438 births since January, officials said.
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South Sudan: Aid agency suspends work over staff abductions
MSF said several incidents of violence targeting aid workers and healthcare facilities have been reported in Morobo, Central Equatorial state - including forceful abductions, arson, violent looting of hospitals, and damage to medical infrastructure
South Sudan: MSF suspends activities in two counties following abductions of health care staff
South Sudan: MSF suspends activities in two counties following abductions of health care staff In the latest of a string of brazen attacks in Morobo and Yei River counties, armed men took an MSF staff member from a vehicle before releasing him hours later. Kate Rankin August 5 2025, 9:05am The incident occurred on July 29 during an evacuation of MSF staff from Morobo to Yei amid deteriorating security conditions. The four-vehicle convoy was st…
South Sudan: Second Abduction in 4 Days - MSF Suspends All Activities in Yei and Morobo
Second abduction in four days: MSF suspends all activities in Yei and Morobo counties amid rising insecurity following abduction of own staff, days after abduction of health ministry staff
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has suspended its activities for six weeks in two counties in South Sudan following the kidnapping of several staff members. The decision affects Yei River and Morobo counties, located in Central Equatoria state. "We are outraged by this targeted attack. Attacks against humanitarian workers caring for the most vulnerable members of society must stop," said Ferdinand Atte, head of the MSF mission in the African count…
MSF suspends operations in Yei, Morobo amid rising insecurity - Radio Tamazuj
Doctors Without Borders has suspended all operations in two South Sudanese counties for at least six weeks after one of its staff members was abducted — the second such attack in four days. The medical charity, known by its French acronym MSF, said in a statement extended to Radio Tamazuj Tuesday that the staffer was taken Tuesday by armed men during an evacuation convoy from Morobo to Yei amid worsening security. The abducted worker, who was le…
MSF suspends operations in Yei, Morobo over staff abductions
Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has suspended its activities in Yei River and Morobo counties following repeated abductions of its staff by armed men. In a statement issued on Tuesday and seen by Eye Radio, MSF said it will halt its work in the two counties for six weeks due to the rising number of security incidents targeting its personnel. According to the group, two abductions were reported in just four days. In one case, a sta…
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