South Sudan is seeking Russian support to strengthen its Forensic Laboratory to aid address issues challenging Country’s Justice System. This follows a meeting between the caretaker Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Dr. Wek Mamer Kuol and the Russian Charge de Affairs on the outcomes of the recent Russian African Summit as well as the meeting of President Salva Kiir with his Russian Counterpart President Putin in Moscow. Wek briefed the diplomats on the country’s efforts to foster memorandum of understanding to materialize the outcomes of the Russian summit. The diplomat stresses the Moscow’s commitment to supporting South Sudan’s elections as it considers sending its observers to Juba for the upcoming 2026 general elections.
