Tag: South Sudan
King Kongo Dak Padiet returns to South Sudan
It’s been four years since His Majesty Kongo Dak Padiet occupied his throne in his kingdom, situated in Fashoda, north of South Sudan.
The last contact he had with the UN mission was during his evacuation to Juba, in the heat of the conflict.
But now, the king is back and he is reaching out to his people and asking them to return home.
“I thank you for your visit and I thank you for your services to my people – in terms of food, security, medical, education and everything else you’ve been doing
South Sudan’s Unity oilfields resume production
South Sudan has resumed with the production of crude oil from its Unity oilfields (former Unity State) in the country's North West, where production was stopped when the civil war began in 2013. Income from oil accounts for 98 percent of the country's budget.
The revitalized peace deal signed in 2018 has revived hopes of economic recovery in Africa's youngest nation.
“We are now producing 35,000 barrels a day (Unity Oilfields 15,000 barrels per day and Toma South Oilfields with 20,000 barrels
