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Dr. Aldo Ajou Deng-Akuey and his co-host seated side by side in a garden at golden hour, each at a boom microphone.Episode 1Peace, War and the Search for a Political SolutionDr. Aldo Ajou Deng-Akuey reflects on South Sudan's journey from liberation to independence, the conflicts that followed, and the continuing search for lasting peace.Dr. Aldo Ajou Deng-Akuey1 Sept
Dr. Aldo Ajou Deng-Akuey at the boom microphone mid-sentence.Episode 2Coming soonThe Constitution Before the BallotRebecca Nyandeng Lual · Peter Garang Deng17 Sept
The host and production team gathered after the recording.Episode 3Coming soonWho Owns the River?Amina Tesfaye · Joseph Lomoro24 Sept

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Opinion

What Does the Independence Really Mean?

The Republic of South Sudan: Congratulations. We are free again! We are free and independent because we fought hard to achieve it.

Peace

We Need Peace

The Republic of South Sudan: Inspite of our unfortunate war (2013-2018), and economic dire circumstances, we are expecting friendly cooperation on peaceful restoration of the 2018…

PeaceIn production

Every Extension Is Argued as the Last

The transitional timetable has been redrawn more than once, and each revision arrives with the same promise attached to it. What would actually have to change for one of them to hold?

Geo-politicsIn production

Who Pays for the Roads

Infrastructure financed against future barrels is a bet on a price nobody in Juba controls. What the country has put its name to, and what it has signed away with it.

The Nile Festival · Inaugural edition

An annual celebration of South Sudanese culture and identity.

The Nile Festival brings the platform off the page and into the open: a week of culture, sport, fashion, food and music, and the long-term engine that keeps the newsroom independent.

CultureMusic, performance and the traditions carried between the states and the diaspora.
SportCompetition across the states, and the athletes who carry the country's name abroad.
Fashion & textilesDesigners and makers working with South Sudanese cloth, pattern and form.
FoodThe cooking of the river and the regions, and the people who keep it.
EntertainmentScreenings, live sessions and the closing concert.