Violence continues in southern Sudan

Ongoing tribal and ethnic violence is threatening to ruin southern Sudan’s bid to become the world’s newest country even before their vote for independence takes effect in July. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Sister Philomena Ani’isa serves as a midwife and a Counselor at Mary Immaculate Hospital in Mapuordit in southern Sudan – one of the areas most affected by the fighting. She says people want to see peace re-established. "There is a great deal of fear," among the local people, she says, adding that soldiers are unable to maintain security.
Listen to Sr Philomena Ani'isa's extended remarks: