South Sudan doing business with sanctioned firms

President Salva Kiir

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir. PHOTO | AFP

South Sudan is still awarding contracts worth billions of dollars to companies owned by individuals designated for sanctions.

In a detailed investigative report seen by The EastAfrican, The Sentry, a US-based investigative and policy lobby group, says President Salva Kiir’s administration has disregarded the sanctions and that “several companies that have received billions in dollar-denominated contracts from the government of South Sudan over the past three years.