South Sudan: What Life Is Like in the World's Youngest Country

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Louise Roug
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South Sudan: What Life Is Like in the World's Youngest Country
he South Sudanese government army, the SPLA, now controls the oil-rich town of Malakal, South Sudan. The townâ Credit: Gianluca Panella

JUBA, South Sudan -- Three years ago, the people of South Sudan celebrated the birth of a nation.

Today, the young country is crippled by hunger and civil war. The United Nations warned in May that South Sudan stood on the brink of genocide and famine.

At least 1.3 million civilians are displaced, many living in squalid conditions in places such as the Mahad camp in Juba and the Malakal camp in South Sudan where these pictures were recently taken.

Additional reporting by Louise Roug, Mashable.

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