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War in the South Sudan severed an entire generation of Lost Boys from their birthplace and their families. Biar Atem is one of them. From age 7 to 21 he lived in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya.

He saw the majority of his family perish in Sudan’s ongoing civil war and is revered as a leader in the country he left behind. Aleu attended the Children’s Theatre Company production of “The Lost ...

Being a member of the Dinga tribe, the ruling tribe in South Sudan ... to Water,” which is based on the story of the “Lost Boys of Sudan” — 20,000 young boys who fled their homeland ...

South Sudan refugee children attend a class in Juba, South Sudan Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) ...