Blue Nile refugees will not return home until security stabilizes

Refugees of the Blue Nile state in Roseires said they will not return to their home areas unless the security situation in the area improves

Refugees of the Blue Nile state in Roseires said they will not return to their home areas unless the security situation in the area improves

Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Sunday, the leader of Blue Nile refugees in Roseires said the government gave them until November to start voluntary return to their areas, but the group disagrees. 

Refugees leader accused government forces of arresting many people in the Bulung and Dairng areas, accusing them of cooperating with the SPLM-North.

The SPLM-N has been fighting the Sudanese government in Blue Nile and South Kordofan states since 2011.