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South Sudan Closes a Chinese-Built Highway Due to Poor Quality

by Eric Olander

South Sudan’s Vice President of Infrastructure announced this week that construction of the 392km Juba-Rumbek highway to Uganda will be suspended due to quality concerns.

Portions of the road were swept away during a heavy storm last month, raising concerns about the overall quality of the project. 

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