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South Sudan wants $1.5bn for post-conflict recovery

President Salva Kiir (left) and Dr Riek Machar. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  JOSEPH ODUHA

South Sudan government has said it requires $1.5 billion for a post-conflict recovery plan for 2019.

Humanitarian Affairs minister Hussein Mar Nyout told media in Juba that the return of peace and stability in the war-torn state could see heavy influx of the nearly 3 million South Sudan refugees back home.

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