News / / 09.12.16

Foreign Policy: South Sudan’s Leaders Made War — and Many Millions of Dollars

The two men whose power struggle sparked South Sudan’s brutal civil war in late 2013 have reaped millions of dollars over the course of the conflict, according to a two-year investigation into profiteering carried out by an NGO watchdog.

A new report released by the Sentry, an initiative cofounded by actor George Clooney and the Enough Project’s John Prendergast, outlines how President Salva Kiir, former Vice President Riek Machar, and a variety of top military officials amassed personal wealth while civilians suffered under their watch.

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