The New Sudan: nothing can be taken for granted

<p>South Sudan is about to become the world's newest nation this weekend. After over 30 years of armed conflict with North Sudan, the southern part officially becomes a sovereign nation on 9 July 2011, following the referendum earlier this year. As a new nation, however, there are many challenges South Sudan will encounter while carving out a lasting constitutional framework that not only reflects its history and struggles, but is also capable of addressing the huge economic, social and political challenges it faces as it seeks to establish and assert itself among the community of states. Eritrea went through the same route and, despite a highly successful participatory constitution building process in 1995, the fight seems to be far from finished.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><div>[toc hidden:1]</div>
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