Uganda, April 11 -- South Sudan announced on Tuesday that it will begin preparations for parliamentary elections scheduled for December, the country's first since independence.

Following the cessation of a civil war in 2018 and the attainment of independence in 2011, South Sudan was initially scheduled to hold elections before February 2023.

However, the transitional government and the opposition agreed to postpone them until late 2024.

Abednego Akok Kacuol, chairperson of the National Elections Commission, told journalists in the national capital of Juba that they have deployed officers across the country and also acquired some vehicles, which are important for mobility.

Akok said the government has released funds to the commission t...