American Do-Gooing in South Sudan, Gone Wrong?

Author:
What's Up Africa
Publisher:
What's Up Africa
Publication Date:
27 February 2015
Tags:
South Sudan, Arts, Culture and Entertainment

When South Sudan became independent from Sudan in 2011, the United States was described as the "midwife" at the birth of the world's newest nation because of decades of diplomatic investment. But just months later, a brutal conflict erupted, in which thousands of people have died. In this week's episode of What's Up Africa, Ikenna Azuike asks, has US foreign policy failed in South Sudan?

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