South Sudan in Focus: Security forces block protest over high food prices - June 18, 2024
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Sudanese refugees living in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria state worry about their children’s future and are asking aid agencies to provide food, health and education in Arabic; South Sudanese refugees living in a Ugandan camp describe their living conditions as dire, and security forces in Jonglei state block a protest against soaring prices.
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South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.
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