South Sudanese youth turn to art to push for peace
South Sudanese activists are using music, poetry, theatre, comedy, dance and fashion to preach tolerance in the world's youngest nation which has been divided by years of civil war.
South Sudan won independence from Sudan in 2011 but descended into war in 2013 after President Salva Kiir fired his deputy Riek Machar, unleashing a conflict that has spawned armed factions often along ethnic lines.
Supporters on both sides, many of whom reside outside of the country due to the conflict, have taken the hostilities to the Internet, using Facebook and Twitter to take each other on with posts that are sometimes deemed hate speech.
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"We are focused on bringing the country together, bringing people together. We are neutral, we are non-partisan," said Jacob Bul Bior, 28, a radio and theatre actor.
Winnie Godi, 25, is a designer. Her last collection, which was presented at Nairobi International Fashion Festival, was called Anataban Collection.
Thomas Dai, 33, a cartoonist, painter and member of Ana Taban, hugs his daughter Nyamai at his home.
Manasseh Mathiang, 33, a musician, artist and activist returned to the country in 2011, when he was part of civil society groups who were mobilising people to register and vote in the referendum.
Jalpan Bol, a student, painter and member of Ana Taban.
Kenyi Lado, an artist, and a founding member of Ana Taban, poses for a photograph in Aggrey Jaden Cultural Centre & Cinema, which is also his home.
Yousif Mohammed Haroun (stage name Asif Kafi), 30, a musician and poet, records at a home studio. Haroun was born in Ethiopia, grew up in Kenya and studied in Uganda. He returned to Juba in 2011.
Murals made by members of Ana Taban, are seen on walls in Juba.
Members of Ana Taban rest on top of the mountain, with a friend, during a hike on Jebel Kujur (Mountain Black Magic), in Juba. A woman from the area who climbed the mountain, prays on her knees.
Youths attend an open mic event organised by Ana Taban at Aggrey Jaden Cultural Centre & Cinema, in Juba.
Musician Vama Joseph Zaki performs during an open mic event organised by Ana Taban at Aggrey Jaden Cultural Centre & Cinema, in Juba.
