A 3-day peace and reconciliation conference started on Friday in South Sudan’s Gogrial State to diffuse tribal conflict between the tribes of Gogrial who have been fighting each other over land and livestock.

Gogrial Information minister Amet Amet Kuol told Radio Tamazuj on Thursday that the communities of Kuach, Apuk, Aguok, and Awan

"The conference will target the four tribes of Gogrial in order to reach peace and reconciliation among themselves and it will bring together religious leaders, women, youth, local leaders and representatives from diaspora,” he said.

Amet further said that the conference which has been organised by the national and state government in collaboration with humanitarian organisations in the region will also include representatives from neighbouring Twic, Aweil, Wau and Tonj states.