In maps and charts: South Sudan’s 15 years of independence
South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar speaks to the media about the situation in South Sudan, following a peace agreement with the government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on August 31, 2015 [Mulugeta Ayene/AP]Independence delivered, violence continuedBetween 2011 and 2026, according to data compiled by the United States-headquartered Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED), there were 13,256 attacks in South Sudan, which means 883 attacks per year on average – or more than two a day.
A woman poses with her three-year-old daughter in their house, which is made out of straw, bamboo and plastic sheeting, at the Protection of Civilian site (PoC) in Bentiu, South Sudan, on February 15, 2018 [Stefanie Glinski/AFP]Elections have never been held since independence, millions remain displaced, and the country’s economy depends on pipelines running through Sudan, the very nation it fought to leave.
South Sudan became the world’s newest country in July 2011 after nearly 99 percent of voters chose independence from Sudan.
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