{"id":91682,"date":"2026-04-09T12:03:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/activist-raises-alarm-over-farmer-cattle-keeper-tensions"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:16:03","slug":"activist-raises-alarm-over-farmer-cattle-keeper-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/activist-raises-alarm-over-farmer-cattle-keeper-tensions","title":{"rendered":"Activist Raises Alarm Over Farmer-Cattle Keeper Tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The head of civil society in Western Bar el Ghazal state has raised concerns over ongoing tensions following clashes between cattle keepers and farmers in villages southwest of Wau Town.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Robbo Musa, regional coordinator for CEPO, told Eye Radio that the conflict has persisted for days in Ngoling-mbo, Natabu, Momoi, and Bringi areas.<\/p>\n<p>He called on the state government to restore peace, ensure justice for those involved, and compensate residents whose property or livestock was destroyed. Robbo said cattle keepers should return to their areas of origin to allow farmers to prepare for the new planting season.<\/p>\n<p>Robbo said: \u201cWe appeal for real dialogue that brings farmers and cattle keepers together for a permanent solution. Farmers must return to their land and cattle keepers to theirs so cultivation can proceed safely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThis conflict should not be politicized or tribalized. Rumors are spreading fast, and we need to focus on resolving the issue rather than turning it into a political or ethnic debate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Sudan<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. The head of civil society in Western Bar el Ghazal state has raised concerns over ongoing tensions following clashes between cattle keepers and farmers in villages southwest of Wau Town. Stephen Robbo Musa, regional coordinator for CEPO, told Eye Radio that the conflict has persisted for days in Ngoling-mbo, Natabu, Momoi, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":91680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,5],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-91682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","category-economy","tag-south-sudan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Activist Raises Alarm Over Farmer-Cattle Keeper Tensions - South Sudan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The head of civil society in Western Bar el Ghazal state has raised concerns over ongoing tensions following clashes bet ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/activist-raises-alarm-over-farmer-cattle-keeper-tensions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Activist Raises Alarm Over Farmer-Cattle Keeper Tensions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The head of civil society in Western Bar el Ghazal state has raised concerns over ongoing tensions following clashes bet ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/activist-raises-alarm-over-farmer-cattle-keeper-tensions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"South Sudan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-09T12:03:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-09T12:16:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2026\/04\/sm_1775724317.66661.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"502\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/activist-raises-alarm-over-farmer-cattle-keeper-tensions#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/activist-raises-alarm-over-farmer-cattle-keeper-tensions\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Activist Raises Alarm Over Farmer-Cattle Keeper Tensions\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-09T12:03:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-09T12:16:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/activist-raises-alarm-over-farmer-cattle-keeper-tensions\"},\"wordCount\":184,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/activist-raises-alarm-over-farmer-cattle-keeper-tensions#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/sites\/32\/2026\/04\/sm_1775724317.66661.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"South-Sudan\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"community\",\"economy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/activist-raises-alarm-over-farmer-cattle-keeper-tensions#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/activist-raises-alarm-over-farmer-cattle-keeper-tensions\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/activist-raises-alarm-over-farmer-cattle-keeper-tensions\",\"name\":\"Activist Raises Alarm Over Farmer-Cattle Keeper Tensions - 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