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A Poisonous Thorn in Our Hearts

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

A Poisonous Thorn in Our Hearts

By James Copnall

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About the book

What happened after Africa's biggest country split in two? When South Sudan ran up its flag in July 2011, two new nations came into being. In South Sudan a former rebel movement faces colossal challenges in building a new country. At independence it was one of the least developed places on earth, after decades of conflict and neglect. The 'rump state', Sudan, has been debilitated by devastating civil wars, including in Darfur, and lost a significant part of its territory, and most of its oil wea...Show more

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ISBN

9781849048309

Publisher

C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd

Published year

2017

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Edition

1

Original title

A Poisonous Thorn in Our Hearts

Format

Paperback

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