South Sudan's Path to Independence
- South Sudan, although the world youngest nation ever had been at war for more than two decades before it gained her independence from the rival North Sudan [ currently known as Republic of Sudan]. Southerners had long been struggling for self-determination from the dominantly Arab regime in the government of old Sudan. Thanks to the missionaries activities and the European efforts in the 19th century.
British Colonizers had lots of interest in the southern part of Sudan when its troops first entered Sudan in 1890s. The Southern parts of Sudan was marginalized and neglected from participating in the central Government by the Arab regime and by far referring to the southerners as commodities and second - class citizens. Strict Islamic rules were imposed on the southerners and the country introduces Sharia Law as the basic Islamic rule to run the country. Hostilities broke out between the ruling Arab Muslim elite and the Mutiny soldiers from the South. Southerners were considered minority and believed in numerous different traditional religions. The marginalized southerners were all united under the umbrella of Christianity and that difference with the north has taken the war to another level.
Millions of massacres had occurred and war crimes unaccounted for had happened particularly in the southern parts of Sudan. The war has become intense and led to more millions of people displaced to far neighboring countries of Ethiopia , Uganda, Kenya and beyond. The struggle continued until southerners gained their rights to separation from the North, self-governance , self-determination. On 9th July 2011, thousands of people flocked the streets of the Capital Juba and across the regions of Southern Sudan to officially called themselves [ The Republic Of South Sudan ] in presence of international governing body of UN, the western countries and particularly the British , who long had stood with the South since the start of the civil war in 1955. the fate of the civil war ensued after 2 years of calm within the new nation but on the main of power struggle between the two prominent politicians who hailed from the two biggest tribes in the country, President Salva Kiir from the Dinka and his deputy Riek Machar from Nuer. The civil war which started on the 15th December 2013 has impacted development of the new nation and claimed lives. Millions more were displaced of which most are currently in Egypt.
- Egypt has been supportive of Sudan Sudan peace deal after the coup in Juba but the country's treatment of southerners has never been put on spotlight. Many Sudan Sudanese have been reported victims of organ trafficking in Egypt. Relatives of victims say most of their beloved ones were either found dead without kidneys or missing for life. The Egyptian government quickly tackled the issue but chances of organ traffickers to kidnap are much higher. South Sudanese In Egypt have endured economic hardships since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. the rising currency crisis and inflation in Cairo contributed to the sufferings of the South Sudanese of whom some of them have to work hard to pay rent and feed themselves. South Sudan, although the world youngest nation ever had been at war for more than two decades before it gained her independence from the rival North Sudan [ currently known as Republic of Sudan]. Southerners had long been struggling for self-determination from the dominantly Arab regime in the government of old Sudan. Thanks to the missionaries activities and the European efforts in the 19th century.
British Colonizers had lots of interest in the southern part of Sudan when its troops first entered Sudan in 1890s. The Southern parts of Sudan was marginalized and neglected from participating in the central Government by the Arab regime and by far referring to the southerners as commodities and second - class citizens. Strict Islamic rules were imposed on the southerners and the country introduces Sharia Law as the basic Islamic rule to run the country. Hostilities broke out between the ruling Arab Muslim elite and the Mutiny soldiers from the South. Southerners were considered minority and believed in numerous different traditional religions. The marginalized southerners were all united under the umbrella of Christianity and that difference with the north has taken the war to another level.
Millions of massacres had occurred and war crimes unaccounted for had happened particularly in the southern parts of Sudan. The war has become intense and led to more millions of people displaced to far neighboring countries of Ethiopia , Uganda, Kenya and beyond. The struggle continued until southerners gained their rights to separation from the North, self-governance , self-determination. On 9th July 2011, thousands of people flocked the streets of the Capital Juba and across the regions of Southern Sudan to officially called themselves [ The Republic Of South Sudan ] in presence of international governing body of UN, the western countries and particularly the British , who long had stood with the South since the start of the civil war in 1955. the fate of the civil war ensued after 2 years of calm within the new nation but on the main of power struggle between the two prominent politicians who hailed from the two biggest tribes in the country, President Salva Kiir from the Dinka and his deputy Riek Machar from Nuer. The civil war which started on the 15th December 2013 has impacted development of the new nation and claimed lives. Millions more were displaced of which most are currently in Egypt.
- Egypt has been supportive of Sudan Sudan peace deal after the coup in Juba but the country's treatment of southerners has never been put on spotlight. Many Sudan Sudanese have been reported victims of organ trafficking in Egypt. Relatives of victims say most of their beloved ones were either found dead without kidneys or missing for life. The Egyptian government quickly tackled the issue but chances of organ traffickers to kidnap are much higher. South Sudanese In Egypt have endured economic hardships since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. the rising currency crisis and inflation in Cairo contributed to the sufferings of the South Sudanese of whom some of them have to work hard to pay rent and feed themselves.