South Sudan: South Sudan to Assess Pollution in Oil-Producing Areas

Aug 27, 2019 | John Adukata, East African
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South Sudan authorities plan to send a team of environmental experts to assess the scale of damage caused by pollution in oil-producing areas. The environmental audit will begin in two weeks, Petroleum Minister Daniel Awow told reporters in the capital Juba during a press conference at the weekend. He added that the team will inspect the extent to which oil spillage has destroyed lives and the environment, particularly in the Upper Nile oil-rich region.