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Feeding frenzy in South Sudan

As South Sudan begins its journey towards development, the rest of the world is descending in droves. Kevin Bloom and Richard Poplak report.

Juba

Africa 3.0: Cruisers and corruption, Juba style

Where you see a proliferation of Toyota Land Cruisers in a developing nation, you know there’s trouble.

Bentiu

Africa 3.0: State of Dis-Unity

Unity State in the north of the Republic of South Sudan is rich in oil reserves – meaning, of course, that it should also be a driver of growth.

The Gubernator.

Africa 3.0: Meet the gubernator

Meet Nyandeng Malek Dielic, the only female governor in the Republic of South Sudan.

Osman Abdelmoniem mans the cash register in his hotel restaurant in Juba.

Africa 3.0: Making good food in a tough town

When Osman Abdelmoniem first arrived in Juba in 2005, there was one tarred road and a tent in a camp cost him $350 a night.

Clement Lochio Lomornana

Africa 3.0: Tuning into the future

In the International Bank Building overlooking Juba’s remarkably active airport, we meet with a journalist named Clement Lochio Lomornana.

Honk if you love aid organisations. Juba

Juba: An old Jo’burg

Richard Poplak and Kevin Bloom are in South Sudan this week. Their first stop: Juba, a capital coming into its own.

Africa 3.0 is here

We’re Kevin Bloom and Richard Poplak, and for the last two years we’ve been traversing Africa, attempting to uncover the forces that are reshaping it.

As part of their Africa 3.0 project

‘Don’t go to the unfamiliar places’

As part of their Africa 3.0 project, Richard Poplak and Kevin Bloom explore ‘Chocolate City’, a bustling community of African traders in Guangzhou, China.