Written by Nicholas Kulish WFP plane at Yambio Air Strip after the crash on 2 May 2012. January 7, 2014 [WASHINGTON ]— South Sudan is in many ways an American creation, carved out of war-torn Sudan in a referendum largely orchestrated by the United States, its fragile institutions nurtured with billions of dollars in American aid.…
AMBUSHED FOUR TIMES IN SOUTH SUDAN
Written by Aris Roussinos, Photos: Phil Caller South Sudanese troops January 7, 2014[UK]–The day had begun well for the forces of the South Sudanese government. Two battalions of fresh infantry had been sent up the Nile by barge to the forward base, some 20km south of the heavily contested town of Bor. They’d jogged there…
Inside Story: How Pres. Kiir Failed South Sudan
“…members (SPLA) have formed private companies, bought houses and have huge bank accounts in foreign countries. I wonder what kind of system we are going to establish in South Sudan?” said then Gen. Kiir in 2004 criticizing the late Dr. John Garang on the failures of splm/spla to meet its obligations to South Sudanese. By Jean…
