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The World’s Youngest Country is About to Collapse

Simon Whistler · January 30, 2026 · 18 min video · Africa

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South Sudanese government insists it is not at war, despite heavy fighting.

That was the headline in African news on the 27th of January.

A headline, verse in just 12 words, managed to capture all the vivid hopes,

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South Sudan teeters on the brink as purges, ethnic violence, and economic collapse threaten renewed civil war, risking total state failure in the world’s youngest nation amid global indifference today. Megaprojects: https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@Celestium1234 PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts

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