The US is putting pressure on both sides of the conflict in South
Sudan to put an end to the 9 month conflict. The conflict that began
in December last year has left thousands dead and nearly a million
displaced. The conflict pitting former Vice President Riek Machar and
President Salva Kiir, has ground the South Sudan economy to a near
halt, and more than a million people are set to be affected by famine,
after the agricultural season failed due to the coflict. Currently,
oil revenues account for about 98 percent of the government's foreign
exchange. As a result of the raving famine, the United States has given an aid worth about $180 million to combat the looming famine in the country.
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