...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...'s Ministry of Presidential Affairs overspent its budget by 584% between 2020 and 2024, while ministries for health and agriculture received just 19% and 7% of their allocations, respectively, a new UN report said on Tuesday.
The report accuses the country's political elites of plundering public revenues and unleashing a devastating human rights
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crisis.
The document, titled ''Plundering a Nation,'' was released by the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan. It details how systemic corruption has diverted billions of dollars from essential services, directly causing widespread suffering and fuelling conflict.
''Corruption is not incidental; it is the engine of South Sudan's decline,'' the commission's chairperson, Yasmin Sooka, said. ''The suffering of South Sudanese civilians is a direct consequence of the brazen plundering of public revenues since independence in 2011.''