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Ten years since independence but peace remains elusive

A South Sudanese Australian voter in the referendum

A South Sudanese Australian voter in the referendum Source: Ajak Chiengkou

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Thousands of South Sudanese-Australians voted in favour of independence in a referendum that followed decades of war with the north.

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