How South Sudan economic mess, fuelled by elites, is hurting transition
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir (right) stands with First Vice President Riek Machar during a swearing-in ceremony at the State House on February 22, 2020,
South Sudan’s elites, including President Salva Kiir’s immediate family members, may be undermining the country’s transition and economic recovery, using agents in countries like Kenya and Uganda to loot public coffers.
The revelations, which could undermine the planned elections later in December, are contained in a damning situational report by a team of investigators working for the UN Human Rights Council, and may have informed a scathing critique of the situation by the US government.
