RFi English | 2 January 2012
By Hannah McNeish
South Sudan became the world's newest country last July when it gained independence from the north, but over nine per cent of its land had already been acquired for large-scale investment by organisations accused of 'land-grabbing'. Now, the government is trying to undo deals done without its, or the community's knowledge, before people rise up to free it again.
Train crossing South Sudan (Photo: Bertramz/Wikimedia Commons)
By Hannah McNeish
South Sudan became the world's newest country last July when it gained independence from the north, but over nine per cent of its land had already been acquired for large-scale investment by organisations accused of 'land-grabbing'. Now, the government is trying to undo deals done without its, or the community's knowledge, before people rise up to free it again.
