▁South ▁Sud an ▁and ▁having ▁it ▁here ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁dream ▁come ▁true ." ▁Just ▁prior ▁to ▁South ▁Sud an ese ▁independence ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁a ▁government ▁sp okes man ▁confirmed ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁still ▁considering ▁building ▁a ▁new ▁capital ▁at ▁Ram ci el . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁September , ▁the ▁federal ▁cabinet ▁voted ▁to ▁design ate ▁Ram ci el ▁as ▁the ▁site ▁for ▁a ▁planned ▁city , ▁to ▁be ▁dem arc ated ▁from ▁L akes ▁state . ▁Information ▁Minister ▁Bar n aba ▁Mar ial ▁Benjamin ▁said ▁the ▁move ▁would ▁likely ▁take ▁three ▁to ▁five ▁years ▁to ▁complete ▁and ▁would ▁be ▁conducted ▁in ▁stages . ▁ ▁Vice ▁President ▁R iek ▁Mach ar ▁said ▁in ▁mid - Dec ember ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁South ▁Sud an ▁is ▁planning ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁major ▁international ▁air port ▁in ▁a ▁free ▁trade ▁zone ▁to ▁be ▁established ▁in ▁T ali , ▁just ▁outside ▁Ram ci el . ▁Mach ar ▁suggested ▁that ▁this ▁air port ▁could ▁handle ▁traffic ▁from ▁large ▁cargo ▁plan es ▁for ▁which ▁other ▁regional ▁air ports ▁are ▁not ▁designed , ▁an ▁asset ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁vital ▁to ▁real izing ▁Mach ar ' s ▁vision ▁for ▁South ▁Sud an ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁trade ▁hub ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁continent . ▁ ▁A ▁contract ▁was ▁awarded ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁conduct ▁a ▁survey ▁and ▁feas ibility ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁site . ▁The ▁proposed ▁area ▁has ▁been ▁visited ▁multiple ▁times