VOA Hosts Lively Town Hall in Juba

A member of the public asks a question during the Q&A session at the Voice of America town hall meeting in Juba on Thursday, March 28, 2013.

A member of the public takes part in the Q&A session at the Voice of America town hall meeting in Juba on Thursday, March 28, 2013.

The lively Q&A session at the Voice of America town hall in Juba on Thursday, March 28, 2013.

A man asks a question at the Voice of America town hall in Juba.

Members of the public at the Voice of America town hall meeting in Juba on March 28, 2013, lean forward to look and listen as a question is asked of the panelists.

Jehan Deng, Minister of Health and the Environment for Jonglei state, speaks at the Voice of America town hall in Juba on Thursday, March 28, 2013.

Chuol Rambang, chair of South Sudan's Peace and Reconciliation Commission (l) and Jehan Deng, Minister of Health and Environment in Jonglei state, listen as fellow panelist at the Voice of America town hall meeting in Juba, Alfred Sebit Lokuji, speaks.

The chair of South Sudan's Peace and Reconciliation Commission Chuol Rambang at the Voice of America town hall meeting in Juba on Thursday, March 28, 2013.

Dr. Alfred Lokuji, former dean at the University of Juba, speaks at the Voice of America town hall meeting on Thursday, March 28, 2013.

The United Nations' Special Representative for the Republic of South Sudan, Hilde Johnson, speaks at the Voice of America town hall meeting in Juba on Thursday, March 28, 2013.

A woman asks a question during the Q&A period at the Voice of America town hall meeting in Juba on Thursday, March 28, 2013.

South Sudan in Focus host and managing editor John Tanza hosts the Voice of America town hall meeting in Juba on Thursday, March 28, 2013.