Southern Sudan Preps for Nationhood

southern sudan
Cedric Gerbehaye / Magnum Foundation / Agence VU

Faith
Some of the battle lines in the region are well-worn: the muslim-majority north is loath to give up the oil-rich south, where most of the population is Christian or follows traditional faiths. in the photo above, Sunday mass unfolds at a church in the town of Gogrial.

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