South Sudan to celebrate independence day on a low-key

Tuesday marks eight years of South Sudan’s independence from Sudan.

Information minister Michael Makuei said there will be no big celebrations due to the tough economic situation in the country.

President Salva Kiir is expected to make a national address.

South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011 after a decades-long civil war.

But fighting that began in 2013 has thrown the country into turmoil and severely dented economic development.

A peace deal has been agreed but has not yet been implemented.