South Sudan in Focus: Top South Sudanese government officials participating in a five-day public consultation have rejected the inclusion of recommendations that could overturn a cabinet decision to dredge River Naam; Some South Sudanese citizens in the capital Juba say South Sudan's education system has collapsed because of neglect and a lack of investment by the government in the education sector; The U.S. Senate has confirmed by voice vote John T. Godfrey as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of the Sudan.