国际英语资讯:Spotlight: South Sudan marks nine years of independence
<p><span word="JUBA">JUBA</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 9-- <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fanfare">fanfare</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>.</p><p><span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="descended">descended</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="brutal">brutal</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2013.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="abject">abject</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>.</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> 2018, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="inter">inter</span>-<span word="communal">communal</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="insecurity">insecurity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="state">state</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Susan">Susan</span> <span word="Lodu">Lodu</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Juba">Juba</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="upbeat">upbeat</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="motherland">motherland</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="better">better</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="KEY">KEY</span> <span word="ACHIEVEMENTS">ACHIEVEMENTS</span></p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2011.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transitional">transitional</span> <span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span>.</p>
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