South Sudan bans 20 foreign journalists

South Sudan Media Authority has banned 20 foreign journalists from entering or operating in the country for what it termed “unsubstantiated and unrealistic stories”. TEA GRAPHIC

The South Sudan Media Authority has banned 20 foreign journalists from entering or operating in the country for what it termed “unsubstantiated and unrealistic stories”.

The chairman of the regulatory agency, Mr Elijah Alier, said that most of the affected journalists had often reported stories with the potential to incite hate and violence among the South Sudanese.