South Sudan’s War Tests the Limits of Uganda’s Progressive Refugee Policy

South Sudan’s War Tests the Limits of Uganda’s Progressive Refugee Policy
South Sudan government soldiers in the town of Koch, South Sudan, Sept. 25, 2015 (AP photo by Jason Patinkin).

In this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein, and senior editor, Frederick Deknatel, discuss the potential pitfalls of Donald Trump’s first overseas trip as U.S. president. For the Report, Andrew Green talks with Peter Dörrie about how Uganda is struggling to maintain its progressive approach to refugees as more than 2,000 South Sudanese cross into the country each day.

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