South Sudan
After decades of war, there has only been relative peace in South Sudan since 2018. Although the
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country struggles with corrup- tion, illiteracy, famine and a high maternal mortality rate. It is also frequently tormented by droughts, floods and plagues of locusts. The Catholic Church is virtually the only organisation that gives the popula- tion hope and mediates in conflicts between the various ethnic groups.
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country has rich natural resources such as gold and oil, it ranks last on the Human Development Index. The
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Head of Section Kinga von Schierstaedt
A missionary sister from Uganda in Rumbek.
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| Africa – South Sudan
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