Johnnie Carson, US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs

Marc Perelman meets Ambassador Johnnie Carson, the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. They discuss the crises that have recently erupted in Africa, particularly in Sudan, Mali and Guinea-Bissau. South Sudan's president says its northern neighbour has ”declared war'' on the world's newest nation, hours after Sudanese jets dropped eight bombs onto South Sudan on Tuesday.

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Annette Young

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Marc Perelman

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