By
Patrick Flomo
Columbus, Ohio. USA
South Sudan has come to epitomize this vexing question regarding black Africa: Are Blacks Capable of Self-Rule? South Sudan, the newest black African state, has imploded and spiraled into the abyss of an incomprehensible chaos since independence in 2011. The civil strife that has engulfed and set the state aflame is not being waged over political ideological differences or over policy differences on how to develop the country. It is being waged on who should be president. Thanks to their self-aggrandizement and greed for power, two narcissists — former Vice President Riek Machark and President Salva Kiir —have squandered a precious chance to build a society of equal opportunity, equality under the law, liberty, and freedom.
After 22 years of civil war for independence that left nearly 2 million people dead, South Sudan gained independence in 2011. The people of South Sudan and the international community were elated with the birth of this new nation. Optimism and hope filled the hearts and souls of South Sudanese for self-rule and a better life. However, jubilation and optimism turned into sorrow and disillusionment as leaders turned their guns on each other, plunging the new nation into fire and brimstone. It is estimated that this senseless civil war has taken more than 50,000 lives and internally displaced millions. South Sudan is now at the precipice of Armageddon. This is a sad state of affairs for black rule in the 21st century. This squandered opportunity has awakened the age-old question about Black Self-Rule that has plagued black Africa for the past sixty decades.
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