South Sudan in Focus: Sudan’s military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan relieved on Tuesday the five civilian members of the Sovereign Council as he plans to dissolve it. One of the relieved officials has welcomed the move; The visiting Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin says the Catholic Church stands in solidarity with the war-weary people of South Sudan; South Sudanese living across South Sudan say the healthcare system in the country has remained poor with a limited number of health facilities, and a shortage of drugs and health personnel ever since the country gained independence in 2011.