‘Prophet’ Makuach ends March on Malakal, chooses dialogue - Radio Tamazuj

‘Prophet’ Makuach ends March on Malakal, chooses dialogue - Radio Tamazuj

A prominent spiritual leader in South Sudan’s Jonglei State has called off a planned military campaign and sent a delegation for talks with the government, a local official said, a move that appears to have averted a major clash in Upper Nile State. Prophet Makuach Tut, a Nuer spiritual figure who commands the White Army militia in Ayod County, had been mobilizing forces throughout September. Local authorities and residents in Pigi County fled t…