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South Sudan

IOG's neighbours encircle and isolate him

The Ethiopian PM is rallying Eritrea and above all Somalia to exert pressure on Djibouti.

Subscribers only Politics 14.09.2018

Pressure for the return of DP World to Doraleh

‘We will continue to exploit every legal avenue to defend our rights as the shareholder and concession holder of the [...]

Subscribers only 14.09.2018

An elusive peace recedes still further

The ‘peace' agreement signed in Khartoum on 5 August seems to have marked but a further step towards the collapse [...]

Free access Politics 31.08.2018

Total gone for good and block B up for the taking

South Sudanese oil minister Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth's anger burned fiercely [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.08.2018

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The Asian business interests of South Sudan's presidential family

Salva Kiir, the president of South Sudan since its independence in 2011, has also been presiding, though more discreetly, over one of leading family consortiums in this fledgling country. Many members of his family are active in business, often in partnership with Asian companies.

Subscribers only 07.08.2018

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Will ESP Holding be bankrolling Salva Kiir?

A letter sent on 11 July by the acting chairperson [...]

Subscribers only 27.07.2018

Who is gaining from renewed oil production?

Juba is trying to coordinate the relaunch of its oil production with Khartoum, but it's the corporations that are cleaning up…

Subscribers only 13.07.2018

Which issues does the peace framework agreement address?

The historic meeting on 27 June in Khartoum between President [...]

Subscribers only Politics 29.06.2018

Are Kiir and Machar set to meet in Khartoum?

The South Sudanese president Salva Kiir and the former vice [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.06.2018

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Kiir continues to arm himself while talking peace…

According to our information, a convoy of several dozen trucks left the Ugandan town of Soroti on 26 May bound [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.06.2018

Uhuru Kenyatta promises to protect the SPLM-IO

At a meeting on 25 May with representatives of the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.06.2018

Mayen Wol Jong negotiates with ONGC for B1 to Total's displeasure

According to our sources in Juba, the state-owned Indian company Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has begun negotiations with [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.05.2018

Awad al-Jaz buddy's firm, Holdcorp, spreads wings

The still unknown Spanish-based firm Holdcorp is beginning to make a name for itself in the African oil sector as [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.05.2018

Alex Stewart tries to fire up Salva Kiir against CNPC

Once hired by the Gabonese government to conduct long and painful audits of oil firms in the country, the US firm now wants to work for Juba.

Subscribers only Energy 08.05.2018

Sahara Energy's Tope Shonubi seals crude oil deal

It's a done deal! On his visit to Juba on April 20, Tope Shonubi, one of the founders of Sahara [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.05.2018

Arab threats and promises over the ports

In unilaterally cancelling DP World's contract to manage the Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT - ION 1469), the Djiboutian authorities may [...]

Subscribers only Politics 04.05.2018

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BB Energy set to play Juba's game

According to documents obtained by the Indian Ocean Newsletter (see HERE), the Greco-Lebanese trading company Baha Bastane Energy (BB Energy) [...]

Subscribers only 04.05.2018

Isaac Obuto Mamur Mete in the firing line

The minister for national security, General Isaac Obuto Mamur Mete, has been under pressure from President Salva Kiir, who on [...]

Subscribers only 04.05.2018

Sahara Energy about to edge out Trafigura

On the lookout for ways to diversify the country's oil partners for months, South Sudan president Salva Kiir has asked [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.04.2018

Kiir's manoeuvres to undermine opposition unity

Whether or not actively implicated, President Salva Kiir's regime has stood by while many Dinka opponents have been murdered in [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.04.2018

Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoh beseeches CNPC and Petronas to invest

Being constantly pressured by South Sudanese president Salva Kiir to bring in fresh cash, oil minister Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth spent [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.04.2018

Donald Trump's little black oil book

After the US ambassador to the UN's flying visit to South Sudan in late 2017 to made progress towards peace, President Trump is targeting the local oil sector and taking down Asian and Nigerian firms with it.

Subscribers only Energy 03.04.2018

A Sudanese magnate moves into telecomms

Following the suspension of Vivacell's operations, a joint venture between Juba and a Sudanese entrepreneur moves in to fill the gap…

Subscribers only 30.03.2018

Financial ructions within the Kiir family…

On 15 March, Bona Bol Bol Arech, the CEO of [...]

Subscribers only 30.03.2018

Why Egypt is supporting Juba's membership of the Arab League

In its rivalry with Khartoum, Cairo is using all its [...]

Subscribers only Politics 16.03.2018

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South Sudan

IOG's neighbours encircle and isolate him

Pressure for the return of DP World to Doraleh

An elusive peace recedes still further

Total gone for good and block B up for the taking

In Focus
The Asian business interests of South Sudan's presidential family

Document
Will ESP Holding be bankrolling Salva Kiir?

Who is gaining from renewed oil production?

Which issues does the peace framework agreement address?

Are Kiir and Machar set to meet in Khartoum?

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Kiir continues to arm himself while talking peace…

Uhuru Kenyatta promises to protect the SPLM-IO

Mayen Wol Jong negotiates with ONGC for B1 to Total's displeasure

Awad al-Jaz buddy's firm, Holdcorp, spreads wings

Alex Stewart tries to fire up Salva Kiir against CNPC

Sahara Energy's Tope Shonubi seals crude oil deal

Arab threats and promises over the ports

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BB Energy set to play Juba's game

Isaac Obuto Mamur Mete in the firing line

Sahara Energy about to edge out Trafigura

Kiir's manoeuvres to undermine opposition unity

Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoh beseeches CNPC and Petronas to invest

Donald Trump's little black oil book

A Sudanese magnate moves into telecomms

Financial ructions within the Kiir family…

Why Egypt is supporting Juba's membership of the Arab League

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South Sudan

IOG's neighbours encircle and isolate him

Pressure for the return of DP World to Doraleh

An elusive peace recedes still further

Total gone for good and block B up for the taking

In Focus The Asian business interests of South Sudan's presidential family

Document Will ESP Holding be bankrolling Salva Kiir?

Who is gaining from renewed oil production?

Which issues does the peace framework agreement address?

Are Kiir and Machar set to meet in Khartoum?

Document Kiir continues to arm himself while talking peace…

Uhuru Kenyatta promises to protect the SPLM-IO

Mayen Wol Jong negotiates with ONGC for B1 to Total's displeasure

Awad al-Jaz buddy's firm, Holdcorp, spreads wings

Alex Stewart tries to fire up Salva Kiir against CNPC

Sahara Energy's Tope Shonubi seals crude oil deal

Arab threats and promises over the ports

Document BB Energy set to play Juba's game

Isaac Obuto Mamur Mete in the firing line

Sahara Energy about to edge out Trafigura

Kiir's manoeuvres to undermine opposition unity

Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoh beseeches CNPC and Petronas to invest

Donald Trump's little black oil book

A Sudanese magnate moves into telecomms

Financial ructions within the Kiir family…

Why Egypt is supporting Juba's membership of the Arab League

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In Focus
The Asian business interests of South Sudan's presidential family

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Will ESP Holding be bankrolling Salva Kiir?

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Kiir continues to arm himself while talking peace…

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BB Energy set to play Juba's game