[wanabidii] The UN mission can't keep the peace in Juba's civil war runs along ethnic lines (M&G Africa)

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The UN mission can't keep the peace in Juba's civil war runs along ethnic lines   A force from the continent, such as the African Union, may possibly be able to protect South Sudan's civilians.

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