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South Sudan was in crisis before the pipeline shutdown sent shockwaves through its economy. (KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images)
AFRICA

No oil, no food: Damaged pipeline piles misery on South Sudan

The pipeline was crucial for transporting South Sudan’s crude oil abroad, with petroleum exports usually accounting for about 90% of the country’s GDP

  • Philip Buda Ladu
4 min read
A man hangs out fish to dry next to a stream formed as a result of intense flooding in Maban, South Sudan. (Photo by Alex McBride/AFP)
AFRICAN EXPORT IMPORT BANK

South Sudan’s forex shortage highlights broader economic crisis

South Sudan has nearly run out of foreign currency – and this is just the tip of a much bigger economic crisis.

  • David Mono Danga
5 min read