A convoy belonging to UNICEF has been attacked by gunmen in South Sudan.
An assistant driver in one of the cars in the convoy has been killed in the attack, according to UNICEF.
The attack happened north of South Sudan’s capital Juba near Mangalla town on Wednesday.
“We have received reports that two trucks belonging to a UNICEF contractor were assaulted by armed men”, a UNICEF statement said.
It described the attack as a “senseless attack directed against unarmed civilians working to deliver humanitarian supplies to those in need.”
Attacks on humanitarian convoys in the east African country is regular as efforts to end a civil war faces challenges.
Unending civil war
Fresh fighting broke out between government troops in South Sudan and rebels last month.
Government troops and rebels launched attacks on each other despite their leaders agreeing to a peace deal.
Last month South Sudan’s political rival leaders signed a deal towards ending the current civil war in the country.
President Salva Kiir and rebel leader, Riek Machar signed the peace agreement in Sudan’s capital Khartoum.
Thousands of people have died in the 2013 civil war after troops loyal to the rebel Machar clashed with government troops.
South Sudan gained independence in 2011 from north Sudan but fighting broke out two years later.
Source: Africafeeds.com
