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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joseph Falzetta

After accepting US deportees, South Sudan wanted sanctions relief for top official, documents show

South Sudan US Deportations - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

After agreeing to accept deportees from the United States last year, South Sudan sent a list of requests to Washington that included American support for the prosecution of an opposition leader and sanctions relief for a senior official accused of diverting over a billion dollars in public funds.

The requests, contained in a pair of diplomatic communications made public by the State Department this month, offer a glimpse into the kind of benefits that some governments may have sought as they negotiated with the U.S. over the matter of receiving deportees.

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