South Sudan in Focus: The South Sudan government says it’s shocked by the United States government’s decision to end support for the country’s peace process monitoring mechanisms; Authorities in Western Equatoria State say they are working to provide high quality seeds to farmers to boost food production amid worries that many small-scale farmers are reaping lower harvests on a regular basis; The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors says the death toll from the inter-communal clashes in the Blue Nile state has risen to 79.