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South Sudanese mothers struggle to make a living amid virus

The world's youngest nation, #SouthSudan, faces a myriad of crises and lacks the capabilities to deal with them. Even before Covid-19, society was unravelling: a peace deal to end the civil war lags behind schedule, much of the population teeters on the brink of famine and 1.6 million people are at risk from flooding. For mothers in South Sudan, how to feed their children is a constant worry - and the pandemic adds to their strain. Claire Herriot reports.

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