South Sudan: Economics of a Failed State

Jun 27, 2015 | Al Jazeera
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South Sudan is only four years old, but the world's youngest nation tops the rank of failed states worldwide. After decades of conflict with its neighbour Sudan, long-sought autonomy in 2011 was meant to be a dream come true, but the country has been wracked by violence ever since. Thousands of people have been killed, and over a million displaced, as President Salva Kiir battles his rival, rebel leader and former vice president, Riek Machar. Amid the chaos, rising inflation and poverty has left 3.8 million people without enough food - raising the spectre of famine.