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South Sudanese President, Salva Kiir Mayardit meets with Chairman of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council and Sudan's army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Juba, South Sudan on September 16, 2024. [AFP,Standard]
Police in South Sudan on Friday declared a nighttime curfew the morning after an anti-Sudanese demonstration in the capital Juba degenerated into looting.
Authorities had fired warning shots on Thursday after protesters pillaged Sudanese-owned shops during a demonstration against the reported deaths of 29 South Sudanese citizens in Wad Madani, the capital of Sudan's Al-Jazira State.
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