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South Sudan: bishop welcomes postponement of elections

February 19, 2015

A Cathoilc bishop in South Sudan has welcomed the postponement of elections that had been scheduled for June.

In a radio interview, Bishp Edward Hiiboro Kusala of Tombura-Yambio said that the postponement was a prudent decision, allowing time for a census, the drafting of a constitution, and further efforts to end a civil war that erupted in December 2013.

 


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