In a sternly worded statement, the White House said that the leaders of South Sudan had "squandered this partnership [with the United States], pilfered the wealth of South Sudan, killed their own people, and repeatedly demonstrated their inability and unwillingness to live up to their commitments to end the country's civil war. The result is one of Africa's worst humanitarian disasters."
Announcing its aid review, the White House said: "While we are committed to saving lives, we must also ensure our assistance does not contribute to or prolong the conflict, or facilitate predatory or corrupt behavior."
South Sudan, the world's youngest nation, is grappling with a famine. More than seven million people are at risk of sever hunger without food aid, according to the United Nations
...an idea whose time has gone...
The Trump administration's policy review should come as no surprise to South Sudanese leaders.
Nikki Haley
...Trump administration's ambassador to the UN. First woman to serve as Governor of South Carolina, and the second Indian-American governor in the country, after Bobby Jindal of Louisiana. At the age of 39, Haley was the youngest governor in the U.S., a distinction formerly held by Jindal. She is a Republican, which really grates on the Dems..., the US ambassador to the United Nations, delivered a stern message to South Sudanese President Salva Kiir in their meeting in Juba on October 24, 2017. The United States is "disappointed" in Kiir's leadership and he must not take US assistance for granted, she said.