| Updated Wed, May 3rd 2017 at 20:41 GMT +3South Sudan's government has increased registration fees nearly six-fold for international aid groups seeking to operate in the war-torn nation, an official told Reuters. The new order will require an international non-governmental organization (NGO) seeking to work in South Sudan to pay $3,500 up from $600. The war-ravaged nation counts 130 international non-governmental organizations and 500 local ones, including civil society groups, Kenjok said. South Sudan is acutely in need of aid. ALSO READ: U.N. says Japanese troops start withdrawing from South Sudan missionThe economy is in a tailspin, harvests are devastated by drought and millions face famine.

Source: Standard Digital May 03, 2017 17:37 UTC