South Sudan is projected to experience universal poverty in 2025, driven by a combination of factors such as a decline in oil production and external shocks, the World Bank said in a report ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. South Sudan is on the brink of a return to civil war. The first round, which ...

“A fundamental shift in South Sudan’s policy and institutional framework is needed to reduce poverty and enhance economic growth. Many of the essential actions to addressing the root causes of poverty ...

In July 2011, Sudan’s southern territory seceded and formed a new state: the Republic of South Sudan. The dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir defined Sudan’s post-colonial period. Bashir seized ...

TWENTY thousand Sudanese refugees are currently sheltering at the Wedwil camp near Nyamlel in South Sudan, but camp officials say they expect that number to explode in the months ahead.