southern sudan

Southern Sudan Preps for Nationhood

In three months, Southern Sudan will likely vote to become the world's newest nation.
Instead of giddy anticipation, its impoverished tribes are bracing for violent conflict

Photographs by Cedric Gerbehaye / Magnum Foundation / Agence VU

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