US restricts trade with South Sudanese oil firms

The United States has imposed restrictions on oil operators in South Sudan in an attempt to stem the flow of money that they said fuels the civil war there. 

It says American and other companies will henceforth need special licences to export US technology or equipment to 15 listed South Sudanese oil companies and government bodies.

"Unfortunately, the South Sudanese government, and corrupt official actors, use this revenue to purchase weapons and fund irregular militias that undermine the peace, security, and stability of South Sudan rather than support the welfare and current emergency food needs of the South Sudanese people," she alleged.

SOURCE: NEWS24
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