The African Development Bank Group and the Republic of South Sudan have a history of cooperation, which started after the signing on 9th January 2005 of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, brokered by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). South Sudan became a member of the African Development Bank in May 2012, and in September 2013 ratified its membership. Following the country’s independence in July 2011, the Bank opened its country office in the capital, Juba, in September 2012.
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GDP contracted by 6.0% in 2020/21 after growth of 13.2% in 2019/20, owing to floods, locust invasions, and COVID-19. Pandemic containment measures constrained movement and business operating hours and affected the services sector. On the supply side, agriculture was hurt by the floods and locusts. Production in the oil sector, which accounts for over 75% of GDP and 80% of the industry sector’s value added, fell as some oilfields reached maturity.
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Mr. Jonathan NZAYIKORERA, Executive Director
Mr. Ronald Justin CAFRINE, Senior Advisor
Mr. Admasu Nebebe GEDAMU, Advisor
Ms. Maris WANYERA, Alternate Executive Director
African Development Bank Group
Khushee Tower
Longonot Road, Upper Hill
Nairobi, Kenya
Phone: (254) 20 2712925/ (254) 20 2712926/ (254) 20 2712928
Fax: (254) 20 2712938
Mr. Themba Bhebhe, Country Manager
South Sudan Country Office (COSS),
UNDP Compound, Ministries Road,
P. O. Box 622, Juba, South Sudan
Tel: +211 925 575 757, +211 925 474 747
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