Hundreds of foreign dignitaries, including Uganda President Museveni (white shirt) stand for the South Sudan national anthem at soldiers graduation ceremony presided by President Salva Kiir in Juba on August 30, 2022. PHOTO | UGANDA PPU
South Sudan’s unity government has begun unifying rival armed groups in a programme meant to create a professional military for the country.
On Tuesday, Juba witnessed the first unification exercise after more than 20,000 armed fighters graduated from months-long training to transition to professional soldiers.
