SOUTH SUDAN.

• Position: IN THE NEWS 2018: Africa - Civil war - Brief article

When South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011, people in the world's newest country took to the streets in celebration. But just two years later, South Sudan erupted into a civil war that still rages today. The conflict, in which the government is battling rebel groups, has killed tens of thousands of people, devastated the fragile economy, and caused life-threatening food...