South Sudan: Century-Old Canal Project Sparks Opposition in South Sudan

May 19, 2022 | Deng Machol, Associated Press
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A petition to stop the revival of the 118-year-old Jonglei Canal project in South Sudan, started by one of the country’s top academics, is gaining traction in the country, with the waterway touted as a catastrophic environmental and social disaster for the country’s Sudd wetlands.