President Salva Kiir (pictured) said the country's citizens were hungry 10 years after independence. Source: Getty ImagesBut this may not be an ordinary affair after the country’s President, Salva Kiir, said that the citizens are hungry, 10 years after the country gained independence from the Republic of Sudan in 2011. Sanctions levelled on South SudanSpeaking to Citizen TV on the night of Wednesday, July 7, Kirr said that the sanctions on South Sudan have made the country poor. Salva Kirr says South Sudan is peacefulKiir, a former bush fighter who never finished grade school, explained that at the moment, there is no war in South Sudan. PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Kenya’s #1 news appSouth Sudan Vice President Riek Machar (l) and President Salva Kiir admitted that South Sudan citizens are hungry 10 years after independence.

Source: Daily Nation July 08, 2021 07:59 UTC