On July 9 Southern Sudan became an independent nation. Congratulations and good luck to the people of Southern Sudan!(cgb)
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Happy Birthday, Republic of South Sudan
On Saturday South Sudan will become the world's newest nation and the 54th state in Africa. Click here for some general history and information about the country. Click here for information about some of the challenges it faces.(mew)
Independence Day for Southern Sudan
The Republic of South Sudan celebrates its independence this month, with a ceremony on July 9, the new nation's independence day, in the capital Juba. Southern Sudanese voted overwhelmingly for independence in February. The United States immediately recognized the new…
Planning the World’s Newest Nation
By propertyprof
Urban Planning is up and running in South Sudan. Matt Yglesias isn’t impressed:I don’t think you necessarily want too much “planning” of a growing city at all. I’d like to see land used roughly as densely as market…
Independent South Sudan will be the 193rd Member of the United Nations
North and South Sudan have made “significant” progress on a wide range of follow-up arrangements between the two States following the southern region’s vote for independence, the top United Nations envoy in the country said today. “Much of the ground…
The World’s Newest Capital City
By propertyprof
If Southern Sudan votes to cut off ties with the North, Juba will become the world's newest capital. The good folks at Foreign Policy have posted some photos of this city of 250,000. Giving this a property angle, The New York…
South Sudan Has World’s Highest Maternal Mortality Rate
Not a happy mother’s day story. Reuters: Battling to take death out of birth in Africa, by Skye Wheeler:JUBA, Sudan, May 11 (Reuters) – Lying on a sagging mattress and wincingslightly, Anna Lado laughs at the idea that she…
Ethiopian Refugee Camps Close
After 23,000 refugees returned home to South Sudan, the United Nations refugee agency has closed two camps in western Ethiopia.The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced yesterday that it had closed Bonga and Dimma camps after the organization assisted…