South Sudan to accept man deported from US in bid to defuse visa row

The government initially denied entry to the man, saying he was Congolese, not South Sudanese.

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On Saturday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the US would be revoking US visas for all South Sudanese. He said it was a response to South Sudan's refusal to accept the return of its citizens being removed from the US.

In its initial reaction, South Sudan's foreign ministry said the move was based on a case involving someone who had been incorrectly identified as South Sudanese and was sent back as a result.

The government now says it will allow the man to enter the country "in the spirit of the friendly relations".

It adds that the deported man, identified as being from the Democratic Republic of Congo, could arrive in the capital, Juba, as early as Wednesday.

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