PBS NewsHour

Will violent rivalry tip South Sudan toward famine?

Clip: 04/23/2014 | 8m 6s

The slaughter of hundreds of civilians is just the latest act of reprisal violence in South Sudan that began as a rivalry between two politicians of different ethnic groups. Judy Woodruff takes a closer look at the root of the crisis, tensions over natural resources and the urgency of humanitarian aid and regional diplomacy with Nancy Lindborg of USAID and Khalid Medani of McGill University.

Aired: 04/23/14

Rating: NR

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