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Juba too broke to pay foreign medical bills

South Sudan Finance Minister Stephen Dhieu Dau. PHOTO | FILE

Broke South Sudan government has cancelled all payments for public officials seeking medical treatment from foreign countries in a bid to cut spending.

Finance minister Stephen Dhieu Dau issued the order Friday cancelling all bills and claims related to healthcare outside the country for civil servants.

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