About South Sudan
Capital: Juba
Population Estimate: 11,193,725 million (Source: World Bank)
Area: 619, 745 square kilometers
Borders: Sudan (north), Ethiopia (east), Kenya (south), Uganda (south east)
Independence Day: July 9, 2011
President: Salva Kiir Mayardiit
Major Religion: Roman Catholic Christians
Other Common Religions: Traditional African Beliefs and Animism
Currency: South Sudanese Pound
Key Challenges: Civil wars, Governance, Insecurity, Corruption, Natural Resource
Conflicts
Interesting Fact: South Sudan depends on its oil reserves for revenue
Country Analysis
_
South Sudan’s Precarious Peace: Can It Survive the Shadows of War?
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, is teetering on the edge of a familiar abyss. Since gaining independence from Sudan ...
Border Tensions Reignited: Abyei and the Spillover Risks from Sudan’s Civil War
The Abyei region, of significant strategic importance, has been a contested area between Sudan and South Sudan for over a ...
From AMISOM to AUSSOM: The African Union’s Evolving Role in Stabilizing Somalia
The African Union (AU) has played a central role in stabilizing Somalia for over a decade, evolving through a series ...
Evaluating Moussa Faki’s Tenure as the AU Commission Chairperson: Achievements, Setbacks and Challenges
Moussa Mahamat Faki’s tenure as the African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson will be coming to an end in February 2025 ...
COP29 in Baku: A Post-Conference Analysis of Climate Action Commitments and Challenges
The dust has settled on the twenty-ninth annual UN climate change conference (COP29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, and the global ...
Latest Articles
_
