Dear Gregory:

Actually, there is a Wikipedia entry on “Prostitution in South Sudan”, it reads:

“Since independence from Sudan in July 2011, prostitution has expanded considerably, mainly due to an influx of prostitutes from nearby African countries. In the capital, Juba, the number of prostitutes rose from a few thousand at the time of independence to an estimated 10,000 in 2014.

“Juba has a large percentage of foreign residents including aid workers and UN personnel. Many of these are single men, or married men living away from home. Their relative wealth has attracted women and girls from within Sudan and also from Kenya, Congo, Uganda, and Khartoum (the capital of Sudan)…

“Due to long periods of war, HIV prevention campaigns have lagged behind other African countries. Data about HIV in the country is sparse, but estimates of HIV prevalence are 2.6% amongst adults and 21% amongst sex workers, although UNAIDS (The Joint United Nations Program on HIV and AIDS) warn this may increase to an epidemic within 10 years if the issue is not addressed adequately. Lack of awareness, shortage of condoms, clients’ reluctance to use condoms, when available, and limited access to healthcare are all factors in the spread of HIV amongst sex workers and their clients…

“South Sudanese girls are subjected to sex trafficking in restaurants, hotels, and brothels in urban centers… South Sudanese and foreign business owners recruit men and women from regional countries.. as well as South Sudanese women and children, with fraudulent offers of employment opportunities in hotels, restaurants, and construction; many are subjected to sex trafficking. Authorities occasionally assisted traffickers in crossing international borders, and some South Sudanese officials purchased sex from child trafficking victims, facilitated child sex trafficking, or protected establishments that exploited victims in the sex trade..”

Human evil.. Is it this bad in Juba: do you see lots of prostitutes on the streets of Juba every day? How young are some of them, and your estranged wife.. is she still prostituting in hotels.. and what is her reasons to prostitute?

anita