My dear compatriots, life in Juba and Southern Sudan is beginning to take shape. Juba is no longer the town you once knew. It was once a lifeless pla… - Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior

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My dear compatriots, life in Juba and Southern Sudan is beginning to take shape. Juba is no longer the town you once knew. It was once a lifeless place, filled with trauma and loss, where people were killed and it felt like a graveyard. But now, Juba is slowly transforming and taking shape.

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About Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior

Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior, born on (15 July 1956) in Bor Town, South Sudan, hails from the Dinka tribe of Twic East County. In 1986, she traveled to Cuba for military training. A prominent South Sudanese politician, she currently serves as the 4th Vice President of South Sudan and is the head of the Gender and Youth Cluster. Rebecca previously held the position of Minister of Roads and Transport in the autonomous government of Southern Sudan and served as an advisor to the President of South Sudan on gender and human rights from 2007 to 2014. She is the widow of John Garang, the late first Vice President of Sudan and President of the Government of South Sudan, and the mother of Akuol de Mabior.

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Alternative Names: Rebecca Nyandeng of Mabior Rebecca Nyandeng Garang
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"If you go to Juba now, the economic indicators are showing progress. The IMF has supported us, and we've managed to stabilize the exchange rate," she said, adding that through IMF loans, her government has been able to control South Sudan's rising inflation and provide back pay to civil servants.

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