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09.12.16
Deutsche Welle: South Sudan’s leaders enriching themselves at country’s expense: report
The report by the US-based watchdog group The Sentry, co-founded by US actor George Clooney, says many top South Sudanese officials have managed to “accumulate fortunes” while much of the rest of the country suffers the negative consequences of years of civil conflict.
It says President Salva Kiir, his former deputy Riek Machar, and people closely associated with them have formed rival “kleptocratic” networks seeking control over state assets and the country’s natural resources. These networks were exploiting ethnic divisions to fuel a conflict that served the interests only of top leaders, according to the report.
