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South Sudan: the call for a moratorium on new oil contracts

Can South Sudan avoid the resource curse? Addis talks mark tipping point

South Sudan, the heart of the East African oil boom, sits on a knife edge.

Three years in, is South Sudan’s oil driving its crisis?

On the third anniversary of its independence, South Sudan looks like it is sliding into a dangerous cycle of oil-backed debt.

South Sudan’s raging conflict: Britain must view the crisis with a wider lens

One year of conflict, 1.9 million people displaced, thousands dead, and £149 million in UK humanitarian aid spent.

Bad credit for South Sudan?

We saw a new warning signal from the moribund South Sudanese economy last week.

A safe pair of hands? Change at the top of South Sudan’s national oil company

News of President Kiir’s decision this week to oust Paul Adong, the managing director of South Sudan’s state oil company Nilepet, will have been welcome news to legislators who have called for change at the top.

Blueprint for Prosperity

How South Sudan's new laws hold the key to a transparent and accountable oil sector.

Will Star Shine for South Sudan?

Scrutinising South Sudan's First Post-Independence Oil Deal

Turning the Tide

Building a clean oil sector through South Sudan’s Peace Agreement.

Blueprint for Prosperity: How South Sudan's new laws hold the key to a transparent and accountable oil sector

With independence on 9 July 2011, the Republic of South Sudan became both the newest and the most oil-dependent country in the world.