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#photo#SouthSudan The world’s newest country, South Sudan, marked a decade of independence this month, but it’s still one of the world’s poorest nations, scarred by war and hunger. South Sudan gained independence in 2011, but an intertribal conflict broke out two years later that escalated into a full-blown civil war which has crippled the country’s economy and agriculture. This Red Cross station in Kobok was the only place where people in South Sudan’s Upper Nile region could get medical help, make phone calls, or simply get something to eat. The Red Cross staff treated all patients equally, regardless of whether they were soldiers or civilians. Unfortunately, the hospital was destroyed by government forces three weeks after our crew filmed it. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary