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South Sudan South Sudan
- South Sudan’s national flag. Also the flag of the SPLM/SPLA.
Official name: Republic of South Sudan (RSS)
Capital: Juba (Proposed new capital Ramciel)
Founded: 9 July 2011
Official language: English
Dialing code: +211
Domain Name: .ss
Time Zone: East Africa Time (UTC+3)
Currency: South Sudanese pound (SSP)
Adult Literacy: 27 percent (2009)
Geography
Area: 619,745 km2
Region:
South Sudan is a landlocked country in east-central Africa.
However, South Sudan is classified as part of the North Africa subregion by the United Nations (UN).
Bordering Countries
Population:
- 2011 | 10,314,021 Source: World Bank estimate
- 2008 | 8,260,490 Source: Disputed Census
Government
Presidency:
National Legislative Assembly
Ruling Party: Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM)
Military: Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA)
History
The Republic of South Sudan became independent from Sudan on 9 July 2011 after a referendum in January that year, which was secured as part of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
- 9 July 2011 | Republic of South Sudan
- 9 July 2005 | Semi-autonomous Government of South Sudan (GoSS)
- 9 Jan. 2005 | Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA)
- 1 Jan. 1956 | Independence from the Anglo-Egyptian condominium as part of Sudan
South Sudan’s Regions and States
Greater Equatoria
Greater Upper Nile
Greater Bahr el Ghazal
Disputed Areas
South Sudan Links
- Saturday 20 April 2013
April 19, 2013 (JUBA) – Community leaders from Ayual community of Twic East county in South Sudan’s largest state, Jonglei, have urged the leadership to provide services at the grassroots that will avoid the competition over resources (...)
- Thursday 13 June 2013
June 12, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudanese president Salva Kiir Mayardit said on Wednesday that he acknowledges the decision taken by Khartoum to block transportation of oil produced by his country, adding he was willing to engage in (...)
- Sunday 11 March 2012
March 10, 2012 (BOR) – Jonglei State’s Akobo commissioner says between 500 and 800 are missing some of them feared dead following Friday’s dawn attack on cattle camps and villages by armed Murle tribesmen. In this UN file photo of 2009 (...)
- Thursday 13 June 2013
June 12, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan said on Wednesday that it will not fold its arms if the government of neigbouring Sudan, with whom it is engaged in an oil dispute, launches cross-border attacks. South Sudanese soldiers withdraw from (...)
- Sunday 23 September 2012
September 21, 2012 (BOR) - Twic East County in South Sudan’s Jonglei State, this week, has banned the consumption of alcohol at marriage and funeral ceremonies as well as other public events.
If alcohol is found in the marriage (...)
- Friday 4 January 2013
January 3, 2013 (WAU) - South Sudan on Thursday denied reports that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Juba secretly summoned Sudanese Ambassador Mutrif Sideeg over recent border clashes. Mutrif Sadiq (...)
- Saturday 19 February 2011
By Ngor Arol Garang
February 18, 2011 (ABYEI) - Weeks after the head of the Juba Bank of South Sudan and who doubles up as deputy governor of the Bank of Sudan, Elijah Malok Aleng, expressed disapproval at the illicit flow of public (...)
- Saturday 5 March 2011
March 4, 2011 (BOR) – Between 14 and 22 people have been killed and over 30 injured in clashes in Jonglei state on March 3, between Ayual and Dacuek communities over land disputes. The incident occurred in the Wuanglei area of Nyuak (...)
- Wednesday 6 February 2013
February 5, 2013 (JUBA) - The governor of Upper Nile state, Simon Kun Puoc, has failed in his attempt to expel the secretary-general of South Sudan’s ruling party (SPLM) from the state over a political dispute.
John Kor Dieu, the (...)
- Thursday 13 June 2013
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
June 12, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – Sudanese foreign minister Ali Ahmed Karti has met with Ethiopian prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn in Addis Ababa, where they discussed the recent tensions between Sudan and South (...)
Latest Comments & Analysis
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The arming of rebels in Sudan and South Sudan: what is the evidence? 2013-06-18 04:57:44 By Eric Reeves 17 June 2013 - News reporting in general, a great deal of analytic writing, and virtually all diplomatic pronouncements about military support for rebel groups—in South Sudan and (...)
Bashir’s decision, a material breach of the oil agreement 2013-06-16 06:21:14 By Justice Deng Biong June 15, 2013 - After its ratification by the National legislatures in both South Sudan and Sudan States, the Cooperation Agreement [CA] (Oil Agreement included) signed on (...)
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