Detering cross-border crimes in South Sudan: Registration of foreigners announced

The government of South Sudan announced on Monday that it has commenced registration of all foreign nationals living in the country in a bid to deter cross-border crime.

The head of Nationality and Immigration department in the Ministry of Interior, John Akot Maluth opined that they would screen and register foreigners to curb illegal immigrants in a period of three months. “We are asking foreigners to come to the designated centers for screening,” said Akot Maluth at a press conference in Juba, as reported by Xinhua. According to Maluth, the foreigners with legal documents will be pardoned and those without will be documented.

South Sudan shares border with the neighboring countries including Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya and DR Congo. Over two million South Sudanese are living as refugees in these countries and others have been displaced since conflict erupted in the East African country in December 2013. South Sudan warring parties signed the revitalized peace agreement in September which has ushered in normalcy and fresh hope of peace.