Investors Will Be Reluctant If Conflict Worsen

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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“The situation in South Sudan has developed in a very negative way and I am deeply concerned. I feel that the oil conflict and the fighting in the border area are shadowing the positive potentials of our new country and will hamper the support from the international community,” Bishop Taban said.

“Many people outside South Sudan are considering the situation unstable and refrain from involvements and contribution. The South Sudanese people have been suffering for so long and we need to find peace and stability in order to attract investors and give our country the most needed development of natural resources and a stable income for them,” he continued.

According to Taban, South Sudan is better off accepting a reasonable share and by then stabilizing the current situation and avoid further conflicts and bloodshed. The rest of the country will most likely not be directly affected, but the consequences are severe -meaning shortage of funds for the development as well as creating instability. 

“Oil is not the only resource, but the dispute is clouding the potential of our other natural resources. After my opinion a solution must be found, and I think that we should accept a fair share of our oil income from the current production with our neighbours in the North,” he said 

“I strongly recommend the partners in the CPA process to find a solution. The churches and the Islamic leaders in the two countries should fully participate in the process.”

The bishop stressed that neither Sudan nor South Sudan can afford a new full scale war meaning that the ongoing conflict most likely will only continue in the border area and create instability, loss of lives and insecurity for the people in the region.