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World Service,3 mins

The cost of living in South Sudan

Newsday

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The civil war in South Sudan has ruined the country's economy. Until recently the exchange rate was three South Sudanese pounds to the dollar. This week it has been hovering around thirty. And every bit of political news - good or bad - moves the rate. So how are people coping? Newsday's James Copnall has been finding out on the streets of the capital Juba. (Juba, the capital of South Sudan import food from neighbouring countries like Uganda. Credit: Âé¶¹Éç)

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