South Sudan Celebrates Country's Ten Year Anniversary

JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN - JULY 09: SSPDF (South Sudan People's Defence Force) soldiers are guarding the John Garang Mausoleum, before the start of the 10k The Great South Sudan run, during the the country's 10th anniversary since independence, on July 9, 2021 in Juba, South Sudan. South Sudan celebrated independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011 after years of conflict. Since independence, the country has remained unstable with an economic crisis, high inflation and political tensions with armed conflict. Ahead of South Sudan's anniversary, a report from UNICEF estimates that 8.3 million people require humanitarian support, with malnutrition, infant mortality and children's rights at the top of the list. (Photo by Andreea Campeanu/Getty Images)