According to 2025 estimates from the International Monetary Fund, South Sudan ranks as the poorest country in the world, with ...

Upon request from the authorities, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Ms. Mame Astou Diouf, held meetings in Juba, South Sudan, from June 11 to 20, 2025 to negotiate a ...

Oil’s importance to South Sudan’s economy is often exaggerated – the bigger challenge facing Juba is its inability to secure new loans.

Despite this, Oigara is cautious about significant growth opportunities in South Sudan in the near term, admitting that it is ...

South Sudanese are not subjects. They are citizens. They are not voiceless victims waiting to be saved by a daughter’s plea.

From the Sahel to the Great Lakes, a new report flags deepening violence, foreign entanglements and growing neglect of peace ...

The Global Peace Index ranks DRC and Sudan among the world’s five least peaceful countries, alongside Russia, Ukraine, and ...

That decision could collapse South Sudan’s economy and drag it directly into Sudan’s intractable civil war between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), experts warned.

The current state of the transport sector in South Sudan is dire. For example, it takes between two to four days to travel from Juba to Wau in South Sudan, a distance of approximately 650 km. In the ...

However, South Sudan's 2024-25 budget suggests a high reliance on non-oil revenue.. In fact, government oil revenues for 2024-25 are based on a volume of only around 16,000 barrels per day. This ...