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South Sudan

Publications

Special Investigation Phase Two: Understanding How Land Deals Contribute to Famine and Conflict in Africa

Phase two of our research on land grabs reveals how bad energy policies and development agendas contribute to famine and conflict in Africa.

Understanding Land Investment Deals in Africa: South Sudan

On July 9, 2011, the Republic of South Sudan (RSS) became the world’s newest nation. Despite the significant strides that South Sudanese have made since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in 2005, South Sudan remains one of the least developed countries in the world. In order to meet its developmental challenges, the government of South Sudan has begun promoting large-scale private investments as a shortcut to rapid economic...

Land Deal Brief: Nile Trading and Development, Inc. in South Sudan

The largest land deal in South Sudan to date was negotiated between a Dallas, Texas-based firm, Nile Trading and Development Inc. (NTD) and Mukaya Payam Cooperative in March 2008. The 49-year land lease of 600,000 hectares (with a possibility of 400,000 additional hectares) for 75,000 Sudanese Pounds (equivalent to approximately USD 25,000), allows NTD full rights to exploit all natural resources in the leased land.

Press Releases and Public Statements

Press Release: Investigation Cautions Against Private Land Deals in South Sudan

Statement of H.E. Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit, The President of the Republic of South Sudan on Accountability and Transparency


Media

As Peace Talks Collapse in South Sudan, Film Shows "Pathology of Colonialism" Tearing Apart Nation

Democracy Now

Director Sauper Talks ‘We Come As Friends,’ Creative Non-Fiction Cinema, and the Geography of Colonialism

The Seventh Row

South Sudan: More Cases of Land Grabs in South Sudan

All Africa

Stop Squatters, Land grabbing, Occupation and Colonization Nonsense

South Sudan News Agency

South Sudan: Is All Well in the Teak Forests of South Sudan?

New Sudan Vision

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Documentation and Contracts

Additional Documentation South Sudan

Land Lease, Nile Trading & Development, A Delaware Corporation, in South Sudan