US warns businesses over troubled South Sudan

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Traders in Konyo Konyo market stalls in Juba, South Sudan. PHOTO | PHIL MOORE | AFP

The United States on Monday warned businesses of risks in dealings in South Sudan, its latest show of frustration with duelling leaders in the vulnerable country Washington once championed.

In an advisory to US businesses, the Departments of State, Commerce and Labor together told them of "the growing reputational, financial and legal risks" to transactions linked to South Sudan's government or companies controlled by officials' families.