UN adviser warns of genocide risk in South Sudan

 The U.N. adviser on genocide said that South Sudan, embroiled in civil war since 2013, was at a “strong risk of violence escalating along ethnic lines, with the potential for genocide.” Adama Dieng spoke to reporters in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, at the end of his five-day visit to the nation. Information Minister Michael Makuei […]

 The U.N. adviser on genocide said that South Sudan, embroiled in civil war since 2013, was at a “strong risk of violence escalating along ethnic lines, with the potential for genocide.”

Adama Dieng spoke to reporters in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, at the end of his five-day visit to the nation.

Information Minister Michael Makuei disagreed with Dieng and said the U.N. adviser’s assessment was “very unfortunate.”

“Here in South Sudan, what is happening has nothing to do with genocide,” Makuei said.