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– Al-Jazeera English suspended in South Sudan (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News May 5, 2017

The ban follows a series of Al-Jazeera reports about the ongoing clashes between government forces and rebel troops. The Qatari TV news channel reported on 20 April that many civilians had been displaced by fighting in the southern county of Kajo-Keji.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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