Before I head to Malakal itself, though, I visit the UN camp, just to the north-east. It is where 45,000 former residents of the city now live. I am lucky - the rainy season is almost over.

Now negotiations in Ethiopia that hoped to unravel the conflict are at a standstill, and Malakal, a city of 150,000, has been reduced to a “ghost town,” according to Llanos Ortiz, Deputy ...

Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Malakal, a city of 250,000 inhabitants, is completely deserted. Although our safety was guaranteed, staying there would have been completely useless, because we would not have ...

James Gatdet, a spokesmen for the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition, for his part, said that their forces "are in full control of Malakal city under the command of Gen ...

“In Malakal, I would say we are approaching about 40 to 45 percent of the city being destroyed,” said DJ Mallmann, a senior imagery analyst at DigitalGlobe ...

An aerial photograph of Malakal, South Sudan, taken in November 2009 Peter Martell, AFP/File ...

South Sudan Troops Recapture Malakal From Rebels City Has Changed Hands Several Times Since Conflict Erupted Mid-December By Nicholas Bariyo Updated March 20, 2014 4:54 pm ET Share ...

MALAKAL, South Sudan, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- The strategic South Sudan town of Malakal has been seized from rebel control after a week of street fighting, the South Sudan army said Monday.