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After fleeing South Sudan when she was eight years old, Akuja returned in 2004 to help leads the Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS) programme which, up until this year, was supported by UK aid. Credit: Bruno Bierrenbach Feder/DFID - UK Department for International Development. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

8 Jun 2021 6 minute read

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How British aid abandoned the girls of South Sudan

UK funding must urgently be restored to those in desperate need, says educator Rod Hicks.

12 Aug 2020 4 minute read

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‘I’ll paint all the ways South Sudan has suffered’

South Sudan’s James Aguer Garang talks to Jan-Peter Westad about art, trauma and healing...

30 Sep 2017 3 minute read

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From friends to foes: South Sudan’s power pair

Richard Swift profiles president Mayardit and former vice-president Machar.

1 Sep 2017 2 minute read

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Girls get back on track in South Sudan

How second-chance schooling turned things around for Nyanrror Teresa Marial.

22 Dec 2016 3 minute read

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Country profile: South Sudan

Eleanor Hobhouse considers the state of Africa's newest nation, five years after independence.

1 Oct 2015 3 minute read

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Country profile: Sudan

Tees Finch-Lees shines a spotlight on this north-eastern African country.

3 Sep 2015 3 minute read

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A fickle peace in South Sudan

Moses Wasamu on why the new peace agreement is an unsustainable deal.

18 Mar 2015 9 minute read

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Welcome to The Jungle

Over 2,000 migrants are gathered in a Calais refugee camp for one reason alone: to reach Britain or die trying. James...

8 Jul 2014 3 minute read

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Four million in need of humanitarian assistance in South Sudan

A dispatch from aid worker Rosie Crowther at Christian Aid who warns of a growing emergency largely ignored...

13 Aug 2013 5 minute read

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Emmanuel Jal: ‘Our freedom fighters have become dictators’

The musician, activist and former child soldier gives a sombre assessment of life in South Sudan two years after independence...

1 Aug 2011 4 minute read

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South Sudan: 'we are not totally free yet'

A senior civil servant in the administration of the world's newest country talks about the challenges his country faces and...

South Sudan plays first ever national basketball match

19 Jul 2011 1 minute read

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South Sudan plays first ever national basketball match

Onlookers' passions rise as the new Republic of South Sudan takes on Uganda. Photographer Conor Ashleigh was...

South Sudan: A time for celebration and reflection

11 Jul 2011 1 minute read

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South Sudan: A time for celebration and reflection

Photos from Conor Ashleigh in Juba on the day Africa’s newest nation was officially born.

South Sudan: moving towards independence

8 Jul 2011 1 minute read

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South Sudan: moving towards independence

As Africa’s newest country begins to takes shape, photo-journalist Conor Ashleigh captures the spirit of the...