South Sudan ambassador to Belgium dies aged 64

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South Sudan ambassador to Belgium dies aged 64

South Sudan’s Ambassador to Belgium, Jwokgwen Severio Yukwan, has died, Information Minister Michael Makuei has confirmed.

Speaking to The EastAfrican on Wednesday on the phone, Mr Makuei said, “Our diplomat passed on after suffering from malaria and diabetes.”

Ambassador Yukwan, 64, is survived by two widows and 11 children.

Meanwhile, South Sudan’s Central Bank First Deputy Governor Maror Chier also died this week after a short illness.

He was receiving treatment in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, Mr Makuei said.

Source: The East African

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