http://southsudaninfo.net/2008/11/recovery-in-a-post-conflict-south-sudan/ a MoJo of video, audio and written reportage Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:27:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://southsudaninfo.net/2008/11/recovery-in-a-post-conflict-south-sudan/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Mark Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:32:41 +0000 http://southsudaninfo.net/?p=14#comment-26 So, here is the question. We are now five years into the CPA and how many tarmac roads has the new government produce. Outside of Juba, Wau and Malakal I would day that number stands at ZERO. Why is this? Why are no big companies or corporations (outside of NGOs) bringing in any commercial enterprises to the South? Without a viable roads system - and please, do not even mention the hideous marrum tracks that have been put down as real roads - real progress is still only a pipe dream. Any development organization (read - UNDP, World Bank, et.al.) realizes the this is a backbone to any true development in a land such as this. I think the bottom line is that everyone is anticipating more war and not wanting to take very risky chances with improvements. After sixteen years in this country I have seen a lot - but the past five here in the south have shown remarkably little. So, here is the question. We are now five years into the CPA and how many tarmac roads has the new government produce. Outside of Juba, Wau and Malakal I would day that number stands at ZERO. Why is this? Why are no big companies or corporations (outside of NGOs) bringing in any commercial enterprises to the South? Without a viable roads system – and please, do not even mention the hideous marrum tracks that have been put down as real roads – real progress is still only a pipe dream. Any development organization (read – UNDP, World Bank, et.al.) realizes the this is a backbone to any true development in a land such as this. I think the bottom line is that everyone is anticipating more war and not wanting to take very risky chances with improvements. After sixteen years in this country I have seen a lot – but the past five here in the south have shown remarkably little.

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