POLITICS● LOW3h ago · Oct 28, 2026, 3:13 PM
South Sudan independence figure Joseph Lagu dies aged 94
Africanews [en] · sub saharan africa
South Sudan is observing national mourning on Wednesday following the death of Joseph Lagu, a key figure in the independence of the world's youngest country, who told AFP that he began his fight armed with only "a machete".
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