South Sudan: South Sudan Peace Talks Stutter as Economy Becomes Casualty of War

Dec 9, 2014 | James Copnall, The Guardian
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South Sudan was born from decades of conflict, after two long civil wars in which well over two million people died. Well before the joyous celebrations of independence in 2011, its people had grown accustomed to the fear and trauma fighting brings.

But the civil war which broke out a year ago in December 2013 has shocked even the South Sudanese. Conservative estimates suggest well over 10,000 people have been killed since fighting began. The latest figures, published 1 December, estimate 1.9 million have been displaced.