Canada shutters embassy in South Sudan, further reducing diplomatic presence in East Africa  

South Sudan joins neighbouring Sudan as the two East African nations where Canada has suspended operations of its embassies.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand was in Africa last week where she welcomed the opening of a new Canadian embassy in Benin, but at the same time, Ottawa is losing its on-the-ground diplomatic presence in South Sudan.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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BY NEIL MOSS
August 9, 2026

Canada’s foreign ministry says it is “temporarily” ceasing its mission in South Sudan, which a former envoy in Juba described as a “roundabout way of saying the embassy is closing.” 

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