Daniel Laat

Force in Play

Calls for arrests over the Rumbek killings and for political space before the December election

Rumbek is returning to normal after armed youth briefly seized the town on October 9. United Nations peacekeepers secured the hospital, airport and aid compounds and evacuated 17 humanitarian workers trapped north of town, while state authorities said about 500 families were displaced and 78 people wounded. A 14-day curfew runs from 6:30 p.m. to 7 a.m., and armed cattle keepers have been told to stay outside town.

Updated Oct 21