It faces issues such as poor infrastructure, conflict, and security challenges exacerbated by its history during the Second Sudanese Civil War.

The town lies at the base of the Didinga Mountains, which are often shrouded in clouds, in spectacularly beautiful country.

In February 2011 two Catholic priests from the Torit diocese were ambushed at Ngarera on the road between Camp 15 and Chukudum among other instances of the same stake just to mention a few.

In August 2002 the Chukudum Crisis Peace Conference was held to try to resolve issues between the SPLA and the Didinga community.

They had come to a head in 1999 when the Didinga officer Peter Lorot was passed over for promotion in favor of a Dinka, assassinated his rival and took to the woods with his supporters.