Pictures indicate a surprise, not characters sold in the South Sudan Market

South Sudan has been interrupted by civil war and a long-term conflict, leading to long-term problem with illegal characters. Social posts in recent social media lately it meant to show letters that are transported and breasts in the Sudanese market, suggesting that it is normal. But this is misleading; The image actually shows a wife who is arrested for smuggling characters hidden in the Sorghum South Gounty bag, South Sudan State.

“Normal Day in Southsudan. The characters sold in the market beside ribs (Sic)“Reading a Post Post Published on August 11, 2025, was again restored by more than 1,900 times.

A memorized background screenshot, taken in August 12, 2025

This picture shows a woman seated on the floor of grain and grain heaps.

The claim is shared and in Instagram and Facebook here and here.

A South Sudan’s conflict

South Sudan endured tenanges, conducted by civil war and conflict between people (saved here).

While the signing of an agreement was renewed in 2018 with a dispute decision in the Republic of the South Sudan

Payment continues. According to the United Nations High Commissioner, about 1.9 million people were demolished inside the country, and over 2.3 million are refugees in neighboring countries (stored here).

Additionally, South Sudan is an illegal transportation of illegal goods and characters from the Sudan, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo due to its porous borders (installed here).

Damage Ingoing Area Arrest, the UN Security Council has introduced arms in Mberrgo in 2018. While this has reduced legal arms relating to, arms and sitting on the country (saving is saved here and here).

However, the posts online that shows that the characters in Sudansse has misleading.

Summed letters

AFP examination of AFP was searched in the background image and was developed that when the picture was taken indeed in South Sudan, we were stolen from the wrong context of social media.

The picture was placed on August 8, 2025, the article with South Sudanese Outlet Radio Tamazuj on Tamazj

According to the report, the woman was identified only like Aguek, was arrested by security staff in the test staff trying to smuggle 1,121 hidden in the Sarhum Sacrases in eastern Term County.

Screenshots for Radio Tamazj Article, taken in August 12, 2025

The incident was reported by other grocery stores in local media (included here, and).

The picture, along with others, was again published on Facebook by Tonje South County County Countyer’s Press Unit on August 7, 2025 (submitted to Historic History here).

“The County Authority brought a woman who beat the ALOL of Ton of Loli South Gunty,” reads posts. The Tonj-County Security performance led to arrested by the conflicts identified as disputes, the SCHEACHER’s arms and a large characters of the characters associated with SORGTUM. “

AFP’s South Sudan contacts confirmed that “characters are not sold in open markets across the country.”