SOUTH SUDAN-SUDAN: Thousands Still Stranded Despite Airlifts

JUBA, 14 June 2012 (IRIN) – Thousands of South Sudanese remain stranded in Sudan or internally displaced en route to their homes or relatives in South Sudan, following the final International Organization of Migration (IOM) airlift of people from Sudan to South Sudan on 6 June. IOM airlifted 11,840 people in 24 days from Kosti… Continue reading SOUTH SUDAN-SUDAN: Thousands Still Stranded Despite Airlifts

South Sudan Becomes an Independent African Country

South Sudan has become the world’s newest nation, the climax of a process made possible by the 2005 peace deal that ended a long and bloody civil war. Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon are among international dignitaries attending celebrations in the capital, Juba. Sudan earlier became the first state to… Continue reading South Sudan Becomes an Independent African Country