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Africa's Newest Failed State: How to Stop Civil War and Famine in South Sudan? (part 2)

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It's the third anniversary of independence for Africa's newest nation, South Sudan. With a brutal civil war now in full swing, the outgoing UN representative has pointed the finger at a "self-serving elite" responsible for a looming "man-made famine". What's gone wrong? How much impact are regional players having? And what does it all say about redrawing borders inherited from the colonial era?

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