Leaders from the two opposing sides of South Sudan’s conflict have amassed millions of dollars in illegal wealth, even as their country struggles under a civil war that has left tens of thousands dead and millions of others displaced and hungry. Documents obtained by The Sentry, a Washington-based watchdog, link the power struggle and armed […]

Two leaders jockeying for power in South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, have enriched themselves, their associates, and their families while much of the public suffers on the verge of famine through a savage civil war, an investigative report released Monday alleges. The report, which was pieced together over nearly two years by Washington-based policy […]

A human rights group says it has found evidence of huge war profiteering by some of South Sudan’s top political leaders, including the heads of the two sides in the country’s civil war. The rights group’s co-founders, Hollywood star George Clooney and activist John Prendergast, shared the findings Monday at a news conference at Washington’s […]

George Clooney has accused South Sudan’s leaders of stealing vast amounts of wealth and using it to fund deadly militias who have taken the young country back to war as rivals fight over natural resources such as oil. President Salva Kiir, former deputy president Riek Machar and those close to both men have looted the […]

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 […]

George Clooney is pulling back the curtain on the shadowy world of corruption and profiteering fueling Africa’s deadliest conflicts. Clooney, along with fellow actor and activist Don Cheadle, rolled out an investigative report on South Sudan war-crime networks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Click here to read the full article.

South Sudan’s political and military leaders have accrued vast fortunes and personal wealth during the country’s two-and-a-half-year civil war, according to a report by an investigative unit co-founded by Hollywood actor George Clooney. A report published on Monday by The Sentry, found that high-level officials involved on both sides of the conflict had profited from […]

Investigators at The Sentry, an initiative co-founded by actor George Clooney, said during a press conference Monday that they used information from Facebookand Instagram to confirm howofficials had spent the profits they made from controlling South Sudan’s natural resources. Click here to read the full article.

South Sudan’s rival leaders have been accused of amassing wealth abroad amid a conflict in which tens of thousands have been killed, according to a US-based watchdog. A new report, published on Monday by The Sentry group, said that President Salva Kiir, opposition leader Riek Machar and those close to them had looted the country in […]

South Sudanese leaders responsible for atrocities in the country’s violent civil war have amassed vast fortunes during the conflict, according to a new report by an initiative co-founded by actor George Clooney. The Sentry‘s two-year investigation found that the families and top generals of conflict’s main opponents, President Salva Kiir Mayardit and deposed Vice President […]

The president of South Sudan is directly profiting from the country’s civil war and even his 12-year-old son has a stake in a business venture, according to a two-year investigation commissioned by the actor and activist George Clooney. Salva Kiir, his former deputy Riek Machar and associates of both men have looted the country in […]

A little about this war: It broke out in late 2013, when President Salva Kiir accused his former deputy Riek Machar of plotting a coup. It has killed tens of thousands of people and forced more than 800,000 to flee to neighboring countries. Human rights groups say both government forces and Machar’s rebel troops have frequently used rape as a weapon of […]

Five years after gaining its independence, South Sudan is a basket case. It is wracked by civil war. Its leaders have looted the treasury. Many of its people are on the brink of starvation. Now some of the most high-profile champions of the young nation’s independence are calling on the U.S. government and international banks to treat […]

The leaders on both sides of South Sudan’s civil war and their families have profited off the conflict, amassing fortunes through links with bankers, arms dealers and oil companies, according to a report released on Monday by actors George Clooney and Don Cheadle. At a news conference to present the report, they called on the […]

South Sudan’s political and military elite have made themselves rich while the country has struggled under a civil war of their making, a report says. Commissioned by actor George Clooney, the document accuses President Salva Kiir, opposition leader Riek Machar, and top generals of profiteering. It follows the trail of money with links to the […]

South Sudan’s warring leaders and their cronies have amassed fortunes — including foreign properties and stakes in international firms — while prosecuting a murderous conflict, George Clooney charged Monday. After presenting the results of a detailed two-year inquiry to the media, Hollywood stars Clooney and Don Cheadle stopped by at the White House to discuss […]

South Sudan’s leaders have amassed wealth abroad amid a conflict in which tens of thousands have been killed, a U.S.-based watchdog group said Monday, charging that the civil war is being fueled by competition among rivals over national resources such as oil. South Sudan President Salva Kiir, former deputy Riek Machar and those close to […]

Founded in 2011, South Sudan is the world’s newest country; but for much of its statehood, it has been engulfed in civil war. The violence has killed tens of thousands and displaced more than two million people. A report released on Monday by rights group The Sentry accuses South Sudanese political leaders of making a […]

A two-year report into the devastating power struggle in South Sudan shows profiteering by the newest nation’s battling leaders. The report by activists and some famous actors implicates the president and vice president. Click here to read the full article.

Actor George Clooney and activist John Prendergast discuss their new report alleging war profiteering by South Sudan’s top leaders with CNN’s Jake Tapper. Click here to watch the video.