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An exclusive interview with Archbishop of Juba
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
An interview [Listen here] with Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro [on the right in the picture] of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba, South Sudan, after his arrival from Rome on Monday, July 17, 2017. Also the Bishop of the Episcopal Church of South Sudan and Sudan says [Listen here] 58 people have died of hunger as the situation in Yeri deteriorates farther. Many people have reportedly fled the villages in Yeri because of the worsening food situation. Bishop John Abraham Nyari, spoke with Francis Felix Katie and begun by describing the situation of the hungry people in Yeri.
President Salva Kiir has declared a three-month state emergency in the North-Western part of the country. The president invoked the state of emergency in a decree read on the state-run South Sudan Broadcasting Television evening news on Monday night. According to the decree, a lock down has been declared in Gogrial State, parts of Tonj, Wau and Awiel East States. Radio Miraya understands that there has been intensified inter-ethnic clashes in the Greater Bahr el Ghazel region in recent months. In another development, the President has relieved six SPLM – IO representatives from the transitional legislative assembly.
The members are T. G Daud Deng, Stephen Mach Malual, and Emannuel Dumo Gem. The others are Mohamed chom Ayen, Christopher Gawer Chiekchol and Abraham Majak Malith. He also appointed 4 new members to replace the 6 that have been evicted from parliament. The new appointees are: Micheal Woul Dau Kiir, Manyang Mayen Kuony, Alfred Taban and Ajok Dok Ajak.