Washington Post: South Sudan’s top-down disaster

The results of a two-year investigation into kleptocracy in South Sudan, published this month by a group called the Sentry, lifts the veil on widespread plundering of the young nation by its leaders. The investigationfound that family members of top officials often live abroad in multimillion-dollar mansions, stay in five-star hotels, reap the benefits of shady deals and drive luxury cars while the country suffers from the brutal aftermath of civil war and widespread near-famine conditions. The report also shows that the kleptocracy depends on a network of lawyers, banks and arms brokers who facilitate the pillaging.

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