How South Sudan was born
5 min readGood Reads: How South Sudan was born, how journalism must change
Christian Science Monitor
This week’s best pieces include a stunning series on the men and women who helped South Sudan gain independence, how India duped the world, and what journalism’s central goal should (still) be.
South Sudan Will Not Become Finland Any Time Soon
Huffington Post
As South Sudan marks its first year as a country, there is a mood of despair among commentators. The nation is already being subsumed by war, extreme poverty, ethnic conflict and corruption, wail its detractors. What did they expect?
Sudan: The Effects of South Sudanese Independence Have Shaken Al-Bashir’s …
AllAfrica.com
A year on, the repercussions of South Sudan’s partition from Sudan continue to dominate events in the North. This week, the Republic of South Sudan celebrated its first anniversary amidst sober assessments of the problems facing the ruling Sudan People …
Kent church spreads hope in South Sudan
Kent Reporter
In the midst of increasing conflict in the nation of South Sudan, one local church is sharing hope and providing important supplies for the African country.
South Sudan’s Faulty Start
AllAfrica.com
The 54th African nation, South Sudan, came into being on July 9, 2011. This was as a result of the referendum that was contained in the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed between the government of Sudan and the Sudan Peoples …
Val Morgan: International help is vital for desperate South Sudan
Scotsman
THIS time 12 months ago, South Sudan was revelling in its new-found freedom as it gained independence from Sudan. However, despite much progress, the world’s newest nation is struggling to overcome the legacy of war and an ongoing conflict with its …
South Sudanese Community in Kenya Join in Independence Fist Anniversary …
AllAfrica.com
Nairobi — The multitude of joyous South Sudanese community in Kenya joined their country citizens in celebration of their country’s first independence anniversary yesterday on 9th July 2012 at Railway Club, Uhuru Park in Nairobi Kenya. South Sudan …
| As South Sudan marks 1st year, wars rage on its doorstep MiamiHerald.com In Sudan, hundreds of thousands of people are starving to death and fleeing their homes in war-torn border lands whose names are unknown to most outsiders. |
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| Govt Congratulates South Sudan AllAfrica.com President Jacob Zuma has congratulated South Sudan on the country’s first anniversary of independence, offering South Africa’s continued support for peace and development in the country even as relations with north Sudan remain fragile. South Sudan … |
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| South Sudan: One Year After Becoming World’s Newest Nation Global Voices Online South Sudanese have just celebrated their first anniversary of independence. South Sudan’sformal independence was declared on 9 July, 2011 when it became world’s newest country. A referendum took place in January 2011 which resulted in 99% of … |
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| Nation Marks First Anniversary After Been Wished a Failed State AllAfrica.com Juba — The world’s and Africa’s youngest nation of South Sudan yesterday successfully marked its first independence anniversary. This anniversary is significant because many of its enemies had wished it to become a failed state few months from its … |
| Challenges And Promise Lie Ahead For South Sudan Voice of America The United States congratulates South Sudanese leaders for their hard work building governing structures and a foundational legal framework. |
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| The Folly of Sudan and South Sudan New York Times A year after South Sudan declared independence from Sudan, both countries are caught up in a destructive game and will only end up sabotaging themselves. |
| An Oil Tanker Stuck in a Sudanese Standoff Businessweek A red-and-black-hulled oil tanker holding South Sudanese crude worth almost $60 million has been stranded since February more than 15 miles off the coast of Singapore. South Sudan says its northern neighbor, Sudan, stole the oil on the ETC Isis and … |
| A Journey Back Into the Future AllAfrica.com Some sing as their vehicles leave the South Sudan capital, Juba, while others sit in resigned silence, afraid for what the future holds. For Sabrine Kennedy, 25, the return is choc-a-bloc with hope. Kennedy was born in Khartoum during Sudan’s north … |
| South Sudan Moment in History AllAfrica.com The Republic of South Sudan celebrated its first Anniversary this week with pops, performances and joy across the faces of the people of this republic; a clear manifestation of defiance against all odds that bedevil this nation, right from day one when … |
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