World's newest nation South Sudan celebrates independence

South Sudan became the world’s newest nation today, after two civil wars over five decades that cost the lives of millions.

In the new country’s capital Juba, streets pulsed with excitement. Residents danced, banged on jerry cans and chanted the name of the world’s newest president, Salva Kiir. One man kneeled and kissed the ground as a group ran through the streets singing: “We will never, never, never surrender.”