2014
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China and South Sudan: economic engagement continues amid conflict
The on-going conflict is unlikely to bring about a dramatic shift in China’s economic engagement with Juba, but it is certainly leading to more prudence by potential Chinese investors, as well as delays in project completion.
UN says China not yet deploying peacekeepers in South Sudan
China will send 700 soldiers to a U.N. peacekeeping force in South Sudan later this year to protect civilians amid a rebellion in the African country, a U.N. official said on Wednesday.
China deploys troops in South Sudan to defend oil fields, workers
China began deploying 700 soldiers to a United Nations peacekeeping force in South Sudan to help guard the country's embattled oil fields and protect Chinese workers and installations, a spokesman for the African nation's president said Tuesday.
Oil Companies reject loan request by Kiir government
International oil companies operating in South Sudan recently rejected a request by the South Sudanese government for an advance on oil earnings, according to a report by a leading financial newspaper.
Three years in, is South Sudan’s oil driving its crisis?
On the third anniversary of its independence, South Sudan looks like it is sliding into a dangerous cycle of oil-backed debt. If the government is to avoid bankruptcy, it must take steps to get its house in order and make any future loan deals transparent.
Juba to borrow funds from oil firms
The government of South Sudan plans to borrow about 3 billion pounds from oil companies to help cover repayments on domestic loans and previous oil advances, Juba said in a budget document.
U.N. Peacekeepers to Protect China's Oil Interests in South Sudan
Beijing quietly secured a deal that will put the U.N.'s blue helmets to work protecting workers in South Sudan's oil installations, where China has invested billions of dollars over the years and holds a major financial stake.
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- Database Search
- Unpaid Debt A comprehensive overview of the role of the Lundin Consortium in the oil war. ECOS calls upon the Swedish, Austrian and Malaysian governments to investigate whether, as a matter of international law, Lundin, OMV and Petronas 'were complicit in the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity by others during the period 1997-2003.’ In response, the Swedish Public Prosecutor for International crimes opened a criminal investigation into ‘links between Sweden and the reported crimes’.
- In Depth For more specific information about the Lundin court case please visit the Unpaid Debt dossier.
