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Matia Samuel Timateo

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September 09, 2024
Displaced families appeal for support

Hundreds of families displaced by flooding in Nzara County of Western Equatoria state are appealing for support after heavy rain destroyed their homes. Matia Samuel Timatio spoke to families in the area and has this report from the state capital, Yambio.
August 29, 2024
Mvolo residents demand improved health care

Health officials in Western Equatoria state say residents of Mvolo County at the risk of dying because some health centers in the area have no qualified doctors. Residents say pregnant women and children are at risk. Matia Samuel Timatio reports for VOA from Yambio.
August 27, 2024
South Sudan’s civilian disarmament

Several people were injured Sunday in the Western Equatoria state capital Yambio after unknown gunmen attacked a South Sudan Defense Forces, or SSPDF, patrol team in the area. SSPDF troops are disarming civilians and closed one market in Yambio town on Monday. Matia Samuel Timatio has the story from the Western Equatoria state capital, Yambio.
August 13, 2024
South Sudan trader demands removal of roadblocks

Travelers along the Juba -Mundri - Yambio road say the removal of some illegal check points allegedly erected by government forces has improved the commute on the unpaved road. Matia Samuel Timatio reports from Yambio.
July 26, 2024
Western Equatoria State’s Mission Hospital Advocates Leprosy Remedies

Officials at the Catholic Church’s St Theresa Hospital in Nzara county of Western Equatoria State allege the state and national governments’ neglect of leprosy patients in some parts of Western Equatoria state. For VOA news Matia Samuel Timateo has the report from Yambio, Western Equatoria state.

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