People wave the national flags of South Sudan during a peace ceremony in Juba, South Sudan, on October 31, 2018. South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011 after a decades-long civil war. PHOTO | AKUOT CHOL | AFP
Tuesday marks eight years of South Sudan's independence from Sudan but there will be no big celebrations because of the tough economic situation in the country, independent Eye Radio reports quoting Information Minister Michael Makuei.
There have only been big celebrations once since the civil war began in 2013.
