South Sudan Lawmakers to Kiir: Don't Sign National Security Bill

Members of parliament from the Equatoria region in South Sudan have urged President Salva Kiir not to sign into law the national security bill that was passed last month, warning that it could deepen divisions in the country. "This document has the potential to divide our people, which shouldn’t be the case," Julius Ajeo Moilinga, the acting chair of the Equatoria Parliamentary Caucus, said. "Any bill which comes here to the parliament should be discussed and then should...

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