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South Sudan rebels get emergency UN aid in DR Congo

Sudan People's Liberation Army-in opposition (SPLA-IO) soldiers gather at a containment site in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, on April 7, 2016. More than 100 fighters loyal to South Sudan's sacked vice-president Riek Machar have been found "in extremely bad shape" by the UN in the Democratic Republic of Congo and have been evacuated by helicopter to receive medical treatment. AFP PHOTO | CHARLES LOMODONG

More than 100 fighters loyal to South Sudan's sacked vice-president Riek Machar have been found "in extremely bad shape" by the UN in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

They were discovered near the border and have been evacuated by helicopter to receive medical treatment.

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