On the last couple years, it 's quite common in every single social network to be "invaded" by articles like the following: "15 wonderful hidden places that every left-handed person should visit before turning 37". That's just an hilarious example but there are bunch of them. I have always wondered if we are all becoming more and more silly by reading this sort of articles normally based on simplified "packaged" information. That exact feeling came to my mind when i first saw the article about" Juba (Capital of South Sudan) being the most expensive city in the World, How could that ever happen?
South Sudan in the World.
Considering some basic information, the conclusion becomes even more astonishing. First of all, South Sudan, is today the newest nation in the World, created in 2011 after long lasting conflict with the largely muslim Sudan. It was immediately recognized by the UN as opposed to other non-recognized states such as Transnistria or Somaliland. Second, Its president, Mr Kiir, always wearing a cow-boy hat and claiming to be "Bilblical Joshua" is a devoted christian but also responsible for the increasing violence towards opposition leaders that led more than 200.000 people to its neighbor Ethiopia. Third, finally South Sudan has been struggling in an internal civil war for the last couple of years and suffer a lack of basic needs: food, drinks, power electricity...etc. In addition to that, South Soudan ranks first on the Failed States Index for the second year in a row, with a poor record in human rights and more than half of its population living below the poverty line especially in rural areas where more than 80% of the population is concentrated.
Eventually, the situation seems desperate and the sharp inflation along with the lack of reserves is turning the country into bankruptcy. Once again, reality reflects how wrong people can be when they they first think which cities are the most expensive for expats. Not surprisingly, three of the most expensive cities in the World are in Africa with Luanda (Angola) and Kinshasa( D.R.Congo) in the 2nd and 7th postion respectively for pretty much the same reasons. By drawing simple conclusions, you come to simple realities. As Allan Poe said: " Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality."
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