By Valentino Achak Deng What Is the What is the soulful account of my life: from the time I was separated from my family in Marial Bai to the thirteen years I spent in Ethiopian and Kenyan refugee camps, to my encounter with vibrant Western cultures beginning in Atlanta, to the…
Overview
After almost two hundred years under foreign rule, the Republic of South Sudan became independent on July 9th 2011. Until the 19th century, the people of the Republic of South Sudan lived relatively free from outside influences. However this changed in the 1820s, when there were foreign expeditions from the Khedive…
Days of Peace and Hope: Dawn of Independence
C Garang Ring Lual with Brig.Gen. Abraham Albino, Riek Machar Teny, Elke Ring Lual and Gen. Majak Agoot in Khartoum 2009 in the SPLM-Office discussing the implementation of the CPA.
God must be a white man
By Steven Wöndu June 14, 2013 – Africa boasts the dubious distinction of being the least developed continent on earth. This is true whether one is thinking of economic, social or political development. As teenage students in the 1960s and 1970s, we debated the causes of Africa’s stagnation. Two explanations…
About Kiir and South Sudan
by Pan Luel Weel A comprehensive study of our struggle/history might give you a different picture of the man Kiir and the kind of problems he is confronting in RSS. Most likely, it might not be as straight forward as drawing the line in the sand. If President Kiir or/and Riek Machar were to…
My time in Juba between 2006/10 and 2012
by Esther Goossens Like in the biblical legend, I met three wise men looking for directions, but in their case for a hotel venture. These men were the three directors of a company and my future bosses at HERON HOTEL. With their business plans far from complete they approached me…
South Sudan: Why Ambassador Francis Mading Deng Is Naked!
May. 17 By: Tongun Lo Loyuong, Germany, MAY/17/2014, SSN; When Ambassador Francis Mading Deng was appointed as the permanent representative of South Sudan to the United Nations (UN) by the end of August, 2012, I was thrilled. When he accepted the offer and took oath to represent the people of…
Opinion: Global Support to South Sudan through UN and NGOs with a Focus on Health and Food Security
Introduction There have been three phases of assistance to South Sudan by the international community: firstly during the war, secondly during the CPA and thirdly after Independence. During this time, the UN and NGOs played an important role effecting the social wellbeing of South Sudan’s population, however with limited effect.…
Message to Greater Bor Youth Community Association by Mabioor Garang de Mabioor
(May 3, 2014), I have been getting a lot of messages from youth of Greater Bor appealing to me to talk to Commander Dr. Riek Machar to tell him that he should not attack our people. I have been getting these messages a lot and so I decided to publish…
Bari Proper
Bari proper is an estimated 70,000 people Nilotic ethnic group, native to the Juba county in Central Equatoria. Similar to some other Southern Sudanese ethnic groups, the cultural identifier as a “Southerner” (in terms of ethnic and linguistic affiliation) can sometimes be difficult for Bari people – both within and…