South Sudan

What Canada really needs to do to help in South Sudan

Canada’s ambassador has mused about adding to our peacekeeping in South Sudan. But we must learn from past mistakes first

Why the UN fails where it matters most

Scott Gilmore on mass rape, Canada, and the desperate need for UN reform

Where children are the killers

Where children are the killers

A rag-tag opposition forms to battle the African rebel leaders who put guns in the hands of children

Bursting on the scene

Entrances: Bursting on the scene

From the IMF’s first pink ribbon at the top to the new country on the map–a close look at this year’s newcomers

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South Sudan makes it onto Google maps

For months after independence, the country remained a non-entity on online maps

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South Sudan’s central banker fired

South Sudanese pound continues to fall against greenback

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South Sudan becomes 193rd country to join the UN

Induction follows country’s long awaited succession from north Sudan

Independent—but still troubled

Can South Sudan survive?

The capital is booming, but infrastructure is non-existent and tensions are mounting