South Sudan marks tortured decade since independence
The Hindu
At midnight on July 9, 2011, raucous celebrations erupted as the world’s newest nation was born and the people of South Sudan cheered the end of a decades-long struggle for statehood from Sudan.
marks a decade of independence on July 9 but there is little to celebrate in a country crippled by civil war, chronic instability and desperate hunger. At midnight on July 9, 2011, raucous celebrations erupted as the world’s newest nation was born and the people of South Sudan cheered the end of a decades-long struggle for statehood from Sudan. But the revelry was short-lived.More Related News