New members of South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF) of the Unified Forces attend with handmade wooden rifles or sticks during the graduation ceremony in Malakal on November 21, 2022. About nine thousand members including former soldiers of rebels in South Sudan's civil war were integrated into the country's Unified Forces after more than 3 years of training since the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement in 2018. (Photo by Samir Bol/AFP Photo)
