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    January 31, 2012

South Sudan's Development: How Will It Be Financed ?

   Panelists at a recent VOA-sponsored public discussion answer audience
   questions


   Nation building is never easy. And for South Sudan, it is an even more
   difficult task given the virtual lack of infrastructure. In September
   2010, the World Bank reported that 85 percent of the people in what was
   then Southern Sudan were living below the poverty line. South Sudan
   does, however, have resources and many people are hopeful the new
   nation's vast oil deposits will provide the fuel for development.

   Map of South Sudan

   VOA's South Sudan in Focus held a public discussion in Juba on Friday,
   January 27, 2012 called 'Developing South Sudan: How Will It Be
   Financed?' The panelists for the discussion were Professor Paul Logali
   Jumi, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Economy, Development
   and Finance; the U-S Agency for International Development Mission
   Director in South Sudan, Kevin Mullaly; Dr. Alfred Sebit Lokuji, Dean
   of the College of Community Studies and Rural Development at the
   University of Juba; and the Reverend James Koung Ninrew, the Executive
   Director of Assistance Mission for Africa.

   The panel moderators were South Sudan in Focus co-hosts Charlton Doki
   and John Tanza.

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