By DAVID MAYEN More by this AuthorJuba,South Sudan’s unity government has described the recent renewal of arms embargo and sanctions by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as unproductive. “The African people have spoken clearly through the African Union Decision 815 of February 2022 that sanctions and arms embargo is unproductive. They stand in solidarity with the people of South Sudan for whom these sanctions are cruel policy with no clear intention,” the Foreign Affairs ministry added. “Just as sanctions on those countries would be counterproductive, they are also counterproductive to South Sudan. The Defence Forces of South Sudan is reported to have 351,500 firearms.

Source: Daily Nation May 28, 2022 05:08 UTC