Sudan/South Sudan: No Success Here: Sudanese Seccession Leaves Behind Shattered Economy

May 21, 2014 | Al Bawaba
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The civil war raging in South Sudan has cost the lives of thousands and internally displaced close to a million people. The humanitarian costs have been vast and the impact of the war has spread throughout the region, especially to the north in Sudan. Sudan’s economy has been struggling since South Sudan separated in 2011. Upon separating from Sudan, South Sudan took three quarters of the country’s oil wealth but the pipelines, refineries and ports to export the oil are all located in the north. After drawn-out negotiations and flare-ups of fighting along the border, the two nations came to an agreement on how to divide revenue last year. Since the outbreak of war in South Sudan, this revenue has decreased markedly.