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    What Can the World Do for South Sudan?

    Four years ago, President Obama celebrated South Sudan as the world's newest nation. Today, at a meeting of the African Union, he was urging its East African neighbors to help stop that country's devastating civil war.

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    By Warren Olney • Jul 28, 2015 • 1 min read

    Four years ago, President Obama celebrated South Sudan as the world's newest nation. Today, at a meeting of the African Union, he was urging its East African neighbors to help stop that country's devastating civil war.

    President Obama addresses the African Union

    at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 28, 2015

    Photo courtesy of African Union

    Recently, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof was in South Sudan. He joins us to discusses the human cost of the conflict.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Nicholas Kristof

      New York Times

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