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Next for South Sudan: Building an Economy

Officials want to wean the new nation off oil

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 11, 2011 7:18 AM CDT

(Newser) – In South Sudan, the world's newest nation, 98% of revenue comes from oil—and one of the first tasks its nascent government must tackle is how to change that, since oil revenue must still be split with the north. Work will begin today on...   Read full story »

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