JUBA, South Sudan — Last week, ambassadors from China, Kenya and the U.S. met with First Vice President of South Sudan Taban Deng Gai to express concern over the country’s dramatic new aid worker permit fees.
In early March the South Sudan Ministry of Labor shocked aid workers by announcing a $10,000 work permit fee, a drastic hike on the previous fee of roughly $200.
The new law, which states the fee must be paid annually, applies to any foreigner wishing to work in South Sudan, including aid and humanitarian workers. Those working for the U.N., however, are exempt.
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Sam Mednick
Sam Mednick is a Devex Contributing Reporter based in Burkina Faso. Over the past 15 years she has reported on conflict, post-conflict, and development stories from the Middle East, Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe. She recently spent almost three years reporting on the conflict in South Sudan as the Associated Press correspondent. Her work has also appeared in The New Humanitarian, VICE, The Guardian, Foreign Policy, and Al Jazeera, among others.
