b South Sudan's economy is dead on its feet. A recent Ministry of Finance presentation seen by I Africa Confidential i describes a "devastating socio-economic impact" and "a shortfall of approximately 60%" against 2019-20 oil revenue targets due to the crash in crude prices since March. A...
Economic instability has worsened due to interruptions in oil exports, a vital revenue source for South Sudan,“due to the conflict in the Republic of Sudan,”stated Charles Tai Gituai, Interim Chairperson of the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission. He added,“The main pipel...
South Sudan, March 13, 2025- The 7 th Edition of South Sudan Economic Monitor (SSEM) titled ‘A Pathway to Overcome the Crisis’ released today by the World Bank assessed that South Sudan`s economy is projected to contract by 30 percent in FY24/25, but is projected to...
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State TV South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (HSBC) said a total of 31 people had been pardoned. South Sudan plunged into war in 2013 after a political disagreement between Kiir and his deputy Riek Machar deteriorated into a military confrontation. Kiir and Machar signed a peace deal...
Arik said the move is aimed at reducing the costs of running diplomatic missions amid the ongoing economic crisis in the conflict-torn east African country. According to the World Bank, South Sudan is the most oil-dependent nation in the world, with oil accounting for around 60 percent of it...
He said the dire economic situation has also led to a rise in criminal activity and xenophobic hostility toward humanitarians and peacekeepers. Haysom cited both perennial conflicts as well as emerging conflicts spanning the borders between South Sudan's states and regions as evidence that subnational...
This briefing argues that the newly reconfigured inter-state relations are a sign of South Sudan's continued dependence on outside actors, and shows how external alliances and invasive military involvement continue to contribute to the internal political and economic reality which allows the highly ...
South Sudan - Politics, Conflict, Unity: The creation of the semiautonomous region of southern Sudan was provided for by the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended the long-running civil war between the north and the south. The region was ad
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