S. Sudan celebrates year of freedom
By Agencies in Juba and Khartoum | China Daily | Updated: 2012-07-10 08:08
Deputy Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun (second left), Assistant Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu (right) and South Sudan Ambassador Eluzai Mogga Yokwe (second right) cut a cake to celebrate the first anniversary of the African country's independence on Monday. Cui Meng / China Daily |
Dancing and singing, South Sudanese on July 9 put aside dire warnings over the stability and economic viability of their fledgling nation, the world's newest, to celebrate its first year of independence.
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