South Sudan In Focus

The new U.S. ambassador to South Sudan Thomas Hushek says the U.S. wants to see peace restored after four-and-a-half years of fighting and denies accusations from the Kiir administration that the United States wants a regime change in the country; and also the French group Doctors Without Borders says there has been a rise in attacks on civilians in Leer and Mayendit Counties of South Sudan, forcing thousands to flee for their lives.