Oil May Hold Key to Reviving South Sudan's War-Torn Economy
Commentary By Vijay Jayaraj | May 20, 2021 | 12:35pm EDT Two men walk on March 2, 2014 near the Paloch oil fields in Upper Nile State, the site of an oil complex and key crude oil processing facility in the north of the country near the border with Sudan. (Photo credit: ALI NGETHI/AFP via Getty Images) For the first time in many decades, there is a sense of hope and optimism for economic growth and development in South Sudan. I want to tell you why. The landlocked country in East-Central Africa is one of the poorest in the world. Around 4 ...