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UN experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion oil-backed loan from a UAE company

May. 17, 2024 18:41 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion loan from a company in the United Arab Emirates, despite the oil-rich country’s difficulties in managing debts backed by its oil reserves. The panel of experts said in a report to the U.N....

South Sudan's president warns against clinging to power after call to postpone elections

Apr. 03, 2024 16:14 PM EDT

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan 's President Salva Kiir on Wednesday warned lawmakers “not to cling to power” just weeks after his former rival turned deputy proposed a postponement of elections expected to be held in December. Kiir said an extension of the period of...