Africa Daily - Have the women of South Sudan’s independence fight been forgotten?
Download Have the women of South Sudan’s independence fight been forgotten?
“Katiba Banat is not just a word. We were soldiers. Even we lost some of our soldiers – women like us”
During the second Sudanese civil war, a group of young female volunteers formed an all-women battalion in the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Army
They worked with weapons or as medics and sang songs on the radio and in the bush as part of the SPLA’s recruitment drive
After a few years in combat most left to get married and have children, becoming refugees and scattering all over the world as the bloody civil war rolled on
They say their contribution has been ignored by those in charge of independent South Sudan
But now their stories are being told by one of their daughters, film-maker Adhel Arop
Presenter: Alan Kasujja (@Kasujja)
Guest: Adhel Arop (@AdhelArop)
Published on Friday, 11th March 2022.
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