The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 10, 2025 8 People Died in South Sudan While Forced to Walk 3 Hours for Care After U.S. Aid Cuts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The nonprofit Save the Children says eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died last month as they were forced to walk for three hours to seek medical care for cholera after U.S. aid cuts shuttered local health services. South Sudan is grappling with a worsening political crisis, which has stoked fears of a renewed civil war. .