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Salva Dut Featured Speaker at "A Long Walk to Water"

2012-04-25T18:13:38Z

Salva Dut, president and founder of WFSS, was one of the featured speakers at the Aspen Institute's 7 Billion Conversations that Matter- A Long Walk to Water: Women, Population and Access to Safe Water.

The Aspen Institute developed this program to discuss the water issues facing the world. Water is humanity’s most essential need, and yet one third of our planet’s population lacks access to safe water, spreading disease and conflict. As climate change makes draught and disaster increasingly common, leading to melting water sources and wells pumped past the point of renewability, the water we do have is distributed and consumed in a starkly inequitable way. Watch the entire presentation here.

South Sudan becomes IMF's 188th member country

2012-04-18T19:19:30Z

The Republic of South Sudan joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today when Finance and Economic Planning Minister Kosti Manibe Ngai signed the IMF’s Articles of Agreement at a ceremony in Washington D.C. “I am happy to welcome the Republic of South Sudan, which today becomes our 188^th member,” IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said. Read more here.

University of Northern Bahr El Ghazal is "Open for Business"

2012-03-26T19:41:54Z

On March 15, 2012 , the President of the Republic of South Sudan, Lt. Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit opened the new Administration building at The University of Northern Bahr El Ghazal. The University is a South Sudan public university and is pledged to being a part of the solution to the many developmental challenges of this new country. Read more here.

South Sudan’s Foreign Minister visits France, pledges to intensify relations with Europe

2012-03-12T19:51:08Z

South Sudan said on Sunday that bilateral relations with European countries, particularly France, were “growing well” and that its economic ties were making "positive" ground. Expanding ties with the international community could mean new economic growth for the world’s newest nation. Read more here.

Alternative to oil pipeline: move oil by rail

2012-02-28T20:48:10Z

While many agree that South Sudan wants to reduce its dependence on Khartoum for oil exploration, building an oil pipeline may not be the best way to achieve this. Another possibility being proposed is moving the oil by rail. This proposal suggests that moving oil by rail can promote immediate employment, national unity and long-term economic growth. Read more here.

South Sudan in Ethiopia-Djibouti oil pipeline deal

2012-02-11T20:56:58Z

South Sudan may have an alternative route to transport its vital oil without using its neighbor to the north. On Wednesday South Sudan and Ethiopia signed a memorandum of agreement that would allow South Sudan to transport oil through Ethiopia to the Red Sea. The pipeline would run over 1000 kilometers from South Sudan to Djibouti. Read more here.

Inter-community violence remains major South Sudan challenge

2012-02-08T13:56:32Z

The Enough Project has issued a report which highlights the urgent need to address the continuing inter-tribal conflict in South Sudan that plagues the new nation's people and its government. Efforts, both local and international, to reduce and eventually eliminate the discord face barriers of traditional rivalries and suspected support from Sudan's Khartoum-based government. Access the report here. The Enough Project's Jennifer Christian describes what must be done to reduce the conflict in an interview with CNN's Jim Clancy reporting on South Sudan. See the story and interview here.

Positive development: Sudan and South Sudan oil shipment

2012-01-29T02:27:33Z

The ongoing dispute between South Sudan and Sudan over oil has continued to be a volatile issue. Much of the oil in the region lies within landlocked South Sudan.

The only current pipeline and refineries lie in Sudan. With the independence of South Sudan, the oil sharing revenue agreement from the pre-independence era is no longer working. However, the BBC reports that some progress is being made with Sudan apparently now willing to let oil shipments resume. To read more, click here.

(photo image: BBC)

UN Aid targets South Sudan humanitarian crisis

2012-01-16T22:24:45Z

Even as Juba, South Sudan's capitol, overflows with new development and international attention, the new nation continues to endure inter-tribal violence, particularly in Jonglei State. The UN is raising the alarm about the humanitarian crisis caused by Lou-Nuer and Murle fighting that has left thousands homeless and fleeing as refugees. Click here to read more.

"We are the anti-genocide paparazzi"

2011-12-04T13:31:43Z

George Clooney's partnership with the Enough Project created The Sentinel Project, a network of private satellites which monitor Sudan and South Sudan. The work of this project continues to instrumental in helping the International Criminal Court and humanitarian organizations in collecting data that can be used to document the actions of Sudanese officials such as Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein, now sought for alleged crimes against humanity in Darfur and now southern Sudan. To learn more, click on this Time Magazine article.