South Sudan Denies Using Oil Cash to Fund Conflict

South Sudan has described at report by Global Witness into the national oil company as an attempt to damage the government. The campaign group accused the President of taking direct control of the company to fund the civil war.

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(Image: A young armed soldier in South Sudan. Credit: Getty Images)