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Fading dreams and irony of democracy in South Sudan

A file photo of a crowd waving the flag of  South Sudan during the unveiling of a statue of late South Sudan rebel leader and first Vice-President John Garang.

Aldo Ajou Deng-Akuey is a very disappointed man. Having worked hard to attain his PhD in history at the advanced age of 80, and having experienced South Sudan’s journey to liberation firsthand, his own life is an appropriate metaphor for the young nation’s initial ambitions and aspirations.

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