Anticipated Verdict in South Sudan Soldiers

The verdict is expected today in the trial of eleven soldiers accused of gang raping foreign aid workers and murdering a local journalist in South Sudan. The case is seen as a test of the country's ability to hold its soldiers to account.

The murder of Sharon Otieno - who was 7 months pregnant – has caused outrage in Kenya. She said she had an affair with a provincial Governor. His aide has been arrested by police and the testimony of a journalist who had to jump from a moving car to escape also being killed has brought increased focus on the case.

In a New York Times editorial, an unnamed senior official within the Trump administration asserts that US government colleagues are working to frustrate parts of the President's agenda, in order to preserve America's democratic institutions.