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US demands immediate end to renewed fighting in South Sudan capital

US demands immediate end to renewed fighting in South Sudan capital
Washington: The United States demanded an immediate end to renewed fighting in the capital of South Sudan, ordering all non-essential personnel out of the troubled country. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir. “The United States strongly condemns the latest outbreak of fighting in Juba between forces aligned with President Salva Kiir Mayardit and those aligned with First Vice President Riek Machar Teny, including reports we have that civilian... 

War-hit South Sudan Cancels Independence Day Celebrations

War-hit South Sudan Cancels Independence Day Celebrations
JUBA: The world’s youngest nation, South Sudan, has cancelled its fifth independence celebrations as it struggles to end a civil war that has left thousands dead and ravaged the economy, the government said on Tuesday. The IMF has warned the economy is in ruins with soaring inflation at almost 300 per cent and the currency slumping by 90 per cent this year. “We decided not to celebrate the July 9 Independence Day, because we don’t... 
 
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