Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Jerome Mwanda IDN-InDepth NewsReport NAIROBI (IDN) – While top government leaders of the world’s newest nation, South Sudan, have announced plans to make the country not only the "hub" of Africa but also the bread basket for the Eastern African region, the Civil Society Taskforce is [...]
Fragile Peace Greets Independent South Sudan
July 12, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN By Jerome Mwanda IDN-InDepth NewsReport NAIROBI (IDN) – South Sudan declaring its independence, forming the world’s newest state, and initiating a new era for North Sudan on July 9, 2011, is a historic moment for Sudan and the surrounding region, and a vital opportunity to promote peace [...]
SOUTH SUDAN: Witnessing the Birth of a New Country
July 10, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Protus Onyango JUBA, Jul 10, 2011 (IPS) – Macklina Kenyi, 33, ran away from South Sudan to avoid being raped and abducted by the rebels during the war. She has since been studying in Kenya but on Jul. 9 she returned to Juba to witness the birth [...]
SUDAN: Starting from Scratch
July 8, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Danielle Batist* JUBA, Jul 7, 2011 (IPS/Street News Service) – In their hundreds of thousands they have crossed the border, arriving by boat, bus or on foot. After decades of civil war with the north, South Sudanese have come back home to witness the birth of their [...]
Once, There Was Yugoslavia
June 26, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Vesna Peric Zimonjic BELGRADE, Jun 24, 2011 (IPS) – For decades, the former Yugoslavia was a communist country with a human face, whose nations enjoyed high standards of living compared to other Eastern Europeans, visa-free travel abroad, and participatory government. Twenty years ago, on Jun. 25, all [...]
Violence Threatening South Sudan Independence
May 25, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By David Elkins WASHINGTON, May 24, 2011 (IPS) – Escalating violence in Abyei, the largest of several towns in the disputed borders between North and South Sudan, has displaced thousands of people and, according to U.S. officials, is threatening the viability of both the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement [...]
