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South Sudan Rejects 'Malicious' Report On Kiir Family Businesses

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir (Credit: AFP)

South Sudan on Thursday rejected claims by a US-based watchdog that President Salva Kiir's family had built up a vast corporate empire in one of the world's poorest countries.

The Sentry group said it had mapped 126 Kiir family companies that span a range of industries "central" to the South Sudanese economy including mining, petroleum, banking, trade, aviation, private security and logistics.

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