South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Money Corruptly Funds Civil War, Say Reports

Mar 5, 2018 | Sam Mednick, Associated Press
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South Sudan’s state-owned oil company has been “captured by predatory elites” and is being used to fund the country’s civil war, including a government-aligned militia accused of human rights abuses, according reports by two investigative organizations. Millions of dollars in oil revenue are being funneled from Nile Petroleum into the nation’s national security service, footing the bill for the war, now in its fifth year, says Global Witness, in a report released Tuesday.