Tight security, shops shut as South Sudan warns against protests
South Sudanese police on patrol in a past photo. Security forces patrolled South Sudan's capital Juba on August 30, 2021 as the authorities warned of a tough crackdown against anyone planning to join a planned anti-government protest. PHOTO | FILE | AFP
Security forces patrolled South Sudan's capital Juba on Monday and many shops were shut as the authorities warned of a tough crackdown against anyone planning to join a planned protest against the government.
The world's newest nation has suffered from chronic instability since independence in 2011, with deepening discontent prompting a coalition of civil society groups to urge the country's leadership to step down, saying they have "had enough".
