South Sudan General Elections Will Be Held June 30

South Sudan's National Election Commission (NEC) has set June 30 as the date for this year's general elections. NEC chair Abednego Akok announced the date at a news conference in Juba on Thursday. The announcement drew protests from opposition officials, who said widespread insecurity will make it impossible to hold safe and fair elections in June. They also said the millions of dollars that have been earmarked for the elections should be spent on helping the people of South...

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