DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 21 | SOUTH SUDANUNITED STATES Salva's improbable Washington lobbyist 19th October 2022 A mysterious new advocate for the Juba regime has surfaced in Washington as pressure mounts over corruption and political violence President Salva Kiir Mayardit has organised an unlikely lobbying agreement covering sanctions relief and presidential meetings, ahead of his visit to the United States in December ... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 16 | SOUTH SUDAN Machar survives bid to oust him but peace deal on the brink again 9th August 2021 At stake in the faction-fighting among the opposition is the chance of a national peace and a reformed security system Fissures between the opposition party and its military wing pose the latest existential threat to the fragile peace process in South Sudan and could delay plans for a united nation... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 9 | SOUTH SUDAN The IMF picks up the cheque as officials grumble 28th April 2021 A hefty loan with few conditions raises questions as the government is lambasted for rights abuses and its opaque finances Civil servants in Juba joke that even if they see their monthly pay-check, it's all gone by the time they have paid for a haircut. Now the International Monetary Fund has offered a...
Vol 62 No 6 | SOUTH SUDAN Oil on audit 18th March 2021 South Sudan's oil sector, which accounts for 85% of government revenue, has resisted an audit amid a litany of scandals and repeated promises of opening the books. But internationa...
Vol 61 No 24 | SOUTH SUDAN Economy running on fumes 23rd November 2020 Tumbling oil revenues have severely dented government finances, as debts mount and donors baulk at picking up the bill South Sudan's economy is dead on its feet. Falling oil prices have squeezed government revenues, sending hard currency reserves tumbling and inflation soaring. Political stability ...
Vol 61 No 19 | SOUTH SUDAN Juba shops for new image 24th September 2020 The leaders of South Sudan, notorious for its civil war, inconclusive peace deals and corruption, have found $280,500 to hire a lobbyist to try to persuade the United States govern...
Vol 61 No 12 | SOUTH SUDAN The sick men of Africa 11th June 2020 With three out of five vice-presidents, 10 cabinet members and all but one of the now disbanded High-Level Task Force on Coronavirus having tested positive for Covid-19, there is m...
Vol 61 No 10 | SOUTH SUDAN Coups and consequences 14th May 2020 President Salva Kiir Mayardit sacked the Chief of Defence Forces, General Gabriel Jok Riak, on 11 May over a failure to act quickly enough to thwart a coup attempt, sources in Juba...
Vol 61 No 9 | SOUTH SUDAN Who wants the oil? 30th April 2020 There is mounting international concern at the delays in implementing the latest peace agreement, and that President Salva Kiir Mayardit is flouting the spirit of the deal. The Int...
Vol 61 No 7 | SOUTH SUDANCOVID-19 The fourth horseman 2nd April 2020 Officially, South Sudan remained one of the few African countries at the beginning of April to be free of the coronavirus, although draconian measures are in place to try to preven...
