US to Give S. Sudan $180 Million for Food

The United States will give South Sudan approximately $180 million in emergency food aid to help avert famine, the White House said. National Security Adviser Susan Rice announced the funding Tuesday, saying South Sudan is facing “the worst food security situation in the world.” The young central African country of roughly 11.3 million has been ravaged by civil war since mid-December, when fighting broke out between supporters of President Salva Kiir and his former deputy-turned-rival,...

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