South Sudan in Focus - December 28, 2021

The Sudanese Sovereign Council will begin preparations early next month for general elections expected in July 2023; Civil servants in the Jonglei state capital, Bor, have started receiving their salary arrears, marking an end to weeks of protests; Human rights lawyers are accusing police of illegally arresting and detaining Animu Rasasi, who was nominated to the South Sudan National Legislative Assembly early this year.