Pope Francis brings hope of peace to divided South Sudan


Juba (AFP) – After two years of delay cause by the pontiff’s troubled knee, Pope Francis finally makes his promised visit to South Sudan – the first papal visit to the country since it gained independence from Sudan in 2011. His trip to the country raises hopes for a peace brokered by the Vatican – but finds a nation still divided and traumatised by a ethnic conflict.

©AFP

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