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(Al Jazeera Media Network) An armed raid on a seasonal cattle camp and village in the northwest of South Sudan has killed least 49 people, according to local officials. The raid, which wounded 33 other people, took place early on Thursday, as gunmen attacked the Machar-Pakuek cattle camp and Mading Juer Boma in Majak Payam, Tonj North County, Warrap State, according to an official statement. The young African nation is plagued by violent cattle raids, with herders competing for scarce grazing lands and water for their livestock. “The attack was (perpetrated) by an armed cross-border, criminal network,” said Warrap spokesperson William…

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