South Sudan: U.S. Goes From Support to Sanctions for African Ally by Nicholas Bariyo and Julia Steers – Wall Street Journal
In the years since South Sudan declared independence in 2011, the U.S. has been its principal backer, supporting the government of the world’s newest nation despite its wars, rights abuses and corruption.
Now, with the threat of famine looming after a series of missed deadlines for the country’s warring factions to form a unity government, Washington has signaled its patience has run out.
On Wednesday, Washington imposed sanctions on South Sudan’s first vice president, after adding two government ministers to its blacklist in December, accusing them of perpetuating the conflict…