Decades of war, stagnation push South Sudan to the brink as coffee farmers fight for their future
Mar 25, 2025 #SouthSudan #AlJazeeraEnglish #SouthSudanConflict
South Sudan’s economic stagnation and rising tensions threaten fragile progres
Mar 25, 2025 #SouthSudan #AlJazeeraEnglish #SouthSudanConflict
South Sudan’s economic stagnation and rising tensions threaten fragile progress after decades of conflict. Despite a 2018 peace deal, political rivalries, unpaid salaries, and militia violence persist. Oil wealth fuels inequality, visible in Juba’s luxury, while infrastructure crumbles and crops rot. Global sanctions fail to curb corruption, and spillover from Sudan’s war disrupts oil exports. Amidst this, small-scale coffee farmers cling to hope, cultivating high-quality beans as a lifeline. But without stability, even their hard-won gains risk being erased by renewed fighting.
Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports from Western Equatoria State in South Sudan.
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