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Interest rises for oil pipeline from South Sudan to Kenya’s Lamu port


Issue 519 - 23 Jan 2025 - By Marc Howard | 4 minute read

With Sudan’s civil war impeding Juba’s oil exports – and vital hard currency revenues – the idea of developing a new oil pipeline from South Sudan to Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast is again drawing attention. Such a link would reduce Juba’s dependence on its northern neighbour, but the funding challenges that have stymied similar proposals in the past will be hard to overcome.

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