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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 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 (...)
- 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 2 March 2013
March 1, 2013 (BOR) - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is seeking additional funds from donors in order to support its work limiting the spread of Haemorrhagic Septicaemia and treating infected cattle. FAO (...)
- Friday 14 June 2013
June 13, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudanese former rebel leader Johnson Uliny arrived in Juba on Thursday to verify his acceptance of an amnesty offered by president Salva Kiir Mayardit. Former rebel leader, Johnson Uliny, talks to the press (...)
- Sunday 3 July 2011
July 2, 2011 (BOR) – Dau Akooi Jurkcuh, the commissioner of Twic East county in Jonglei state, has refuted accusations that armed youth from his area launched a deadly attack on villages in neighboring Pibor county last week.
In a (...)
- Tuesday 25 September 2012
September 23, 2012 (KAMPALA/BOR) – Isaiah Ayuen Deng Kuai was a primary four pupil at Malek Elementary school in 1955, a year before Sudan gained independence from British colonial masters, when he was asked to deliver a letter written (...)
- Friday 31 May 2013
May 30, 2013 (JUBA) - A South Sudanese minister has dismissed claims that the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) has failed to manage the country’s affairs. Housing and infrastructure minister Jemma Nunu Kumba during the (...)
- Sunday 8 January 2012
January 7, 2012 (PANYAGOR) – The paramount chief of Twic East County in Jonglei state has blamed the deteriorating security and low food production in South Sudan on local authorities. Twic East County Commissioner Dau Akooi Jurkuch (L) (...)
- Wednesday 23 May 2012
May 20, 2012 (BOR) - The Dachuek and Ayuel ethnic groups of Wuanglei were finally reunited by Rebecca Nyandeng who led the community peace initiative in the area, according to the Twic East county commission, Dau Akoi Jurkuch. Twic (...)
- Saturday 26 May 2012
Latest Comments & Analysis
Alex de Waal: the rebirth of a principled activist? 2013-06-20 03:33:50 By Monim El-Jak June 19, 2013 - Whenever Alex de Waal publishes analysis or reflections, Sudanese intellectuals and activists, and the concerned international institutions and individuals, give (...)
On Abyei enough is enough 2013-06-18 05:01:47 By Deng Vanang June 17, 2013 - No one whether locally or internationally can still argue there is more hope to resolve Abyei stalemate peacefully. It has been everybody’s wish that dialogue could (...)
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 (...)
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