Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received any reports of border incursions and attacks at Nyaigamuda, Goloko, Pure, and Andejo in South Sudan; if so, what assessment they have made of those reports, and of whether any seizures of territory have been motivated by the presence of valuable minerals

The Government is aware of reports of clashes and cross-border incursions in Kajo-Keji County along the South Sudan-Uganda border. We are concerned by reports that the clashes have resulted in displacement and heightened tensions in local communities. The incidents appear to be linked to long-standing disputes over the poorly demarcated South Sudan-Uganda border, where similar clashes have occurred previously.

We continue to monitor the situation closely through our Embassies in Juba and Kampala, and encourage restraint and de-escalation by all parties.