Juba is in lockdown as South Sudan, the world's newest country, marks the fifth anniversary of independence from neighbouring Sudan. South Sudan, the world's youngest nation, is so broke that the authorities say no official anniversary celebrations will be held. More than 100 people have been killed by clashes in South Sudan's capital Juba, military, medical sources have said. Estimates of the death toll vary, but most accounts put the number over 100 - some as high as 150. On Saturday, a South Sudanese journalist told the BBC that other journalists stuck inside the state house counted at least 100 bodies, inside and outside the compound.

Source: The Star July 09, 2016 15:22 UTC