A decade decayed: South Sudan

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<p>The world’s youngest state was born amid boundless optimism. But poverty is still endemic and ethnic tensions still rule politics; <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2021/07/10/south-sudans-second-decade-may-be-as-troubled-as-its-first?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">what hope</a> for its next decade? Mass graves found at Canada’s “residential schools” have sparked a <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2021/07/01/more-graves-are-found-at-canadian-schools-for-the-indigenous?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">reckoning</a> about past abuses of indigenous peoples. And marking 50 years since the final album of Karen Dalton, the <a href="https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2021/07/08/karen-dalton-is-the-forgotten-queen-of-the-folk-scene?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">forgotten queen of folk</a>.</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p><p>Runtime: 22min</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>