SPLA
Birth of a nation
On Friday midnight, South Sudan became Africa’s 55th nation. In the new capital Juba, joy was unconfined.
By 10pm, thousands of revelers had poured out onto the streets, hanging out the windows of cars, vans and pick-up trucks, waving flags and chanting slogans.
In the city’s slums, sound systems could be heard playing well into the night. Read the rest of this entry »