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 ...

MALAKAL, South Sudan — Like a ferocious tornado, a black cloud of smoke rose over the United Nations-run Malakal Protection of Civilians site, which had been home to almost 50,000 people. Inside ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

July 28, 2014 12:06 PM update July 30, 2014 8:19 AM By Karin Zeitvogel ...

“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 ...

2 The city of Malakal rests on the bank of the White Nile River, South Sudan. 3 A pirogue packed with passengers arrives at a dock after crossing a waterway near the town of Malakal, seen from an ...