South Sudan: US Envoy Sees Rise in Oil Output Easing South Sudan Peace Deal

Jul 3, 2018 | Okech Francis, Bloomberg
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South Sudan’s plan to boost oil production should help it fund a forthcoming transitional government that seeks to end more than four years of civil war, the U.S. ambassador said. President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar, still in talks in neighboring Sudan, last week agreed on a cease-fire and signaled they’re ready for their second attempt at sharing power since the conflict that’s claimed tens of thousands of lives began in late 2013. Also in the pact is a commitment to work with Sudan on rehabilitating South Sudanese oil fields whose output is crucial to both nations’ economies.