(FILES) Thousands of bags of Sorghum from the World Food Program sit in a warehouse ready for distribution in Maban, on August 20, 2025. Hundreds of thousands displaced by conflict in South Sudan are increasingly forced to sell part of their rations to pay for basic needs at a time when the economy has almost entirely collapsed. One of the world's poorest countries, South Sudan has been mired in corruption and civil war for much of its existence since gaining independence in 2011. When US President Donald Trump ordered the shutdown of USAID last year, South Sudan lost a huge chunk of its humanitarian support at a time when nearly two-thirds of the population -- some 7.9 million people -- face acute hunger. (Photo by GUY PETERSON / AFP via Getty Images)