Give us more time to settle dues, South Sudan pleads with EAC

People wave the national flags of South Sudan during a peace ceremony in Juba, South Sudan, on October 31, 2018. South Sudan East African Community Affairs Minister Paul Mayom has asked for more time for the country to remit EAC fees. PHOTO | AFP

BEIJING,

The East African Community should not suspend Juba over debt, but instead give it more time to remit its dues, a South Sudanese minister has said.