News / / 10.11.19

Wall Street Journal: U.S. Warns South Sudan May Face Sanctions

The U.S. may impose sanctions on South Sudan’s ruling elite if leaders fail to meet a mid-November deadline to form a unity government, a senior U.S. official warned Thursday.

The world’s youngest nation, South Sudan plunged into conflict two years after separating from Sudan and gaining international recognition in 2011. The country’s feuding factions agreed last year to form a power-sharing unity government as part of a deal to end the war…

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