Washington  — The US on Wednesday imposed sanctions on South Sudanese Vice-President Taban Deng Gai, the US treasury department said in a statement, in Washington’s latest move to pressure the country’s politicians to form a unity government.

The department said Gai arranged and directed the alleged killings of opposition politician Aggrey Idri Ezibon and human rights lawyer Dong Samuel Luak in a move to solidify his position in the government and intimidate members of the opposition...

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