 At least 26 people have been killed and clashes over the disputed Manyang and Nayanakak areas separating Warrap State and Western Bar El Ghazal State in South Sudan. More than 150 people have been killed since last week in separate conflicts that have pitted on youths from Warrap State against rivals from the neighboring lakes in Western Bar El Ghazal States, and a Bayei, an administrative area that is jointly run by South Sudan and Sudan, according to Reuters. The conflicts do not appear to be directly connected but are all linked to the control of land and natural resources, local officials say. The fighting between the two communities over the disputed areas of Manyang and Nayanakak first erupted in August 2023. South Sudan has been formally at peace since a 2018 deal that ended a five-year conflict responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths, but localized violence between rival communities flares frequently. President Selvakir and First Vice President Rik Machar, whose respective forces battle each other during the 2013-2018 civil war, met to call for and end to subnational violence in parts of the country. According to a post by the government on social media platform AXDOT the latest clashes occurred on Monday when armed youths from Warrap State attacked and burnt a police station and market in Western Bar El Ghazal State, the state's acting governor Arcon Geloenir Anir told Reuters.