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Wednesday 11 January 2012
Solving south Sudan's land-grab problem
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Train crossing South Sudan
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By Hannah McNeish

South Sudan became the world's newest country last July when it gained independence from the north, but over nine per cent of its land had already been acquired for large-scale investment by organisations accused of 'land-grabbing'. Now, the government is trying to undo deals done without its, or the community's knowledge, before people rise up to free it again.

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