South Sudan News

Old Mutual Backs Its South Sudan Businesses – Despite War, Famine

Old Mutual Plc will continue to back its businesses in war-torn South Sudan even after profit plunged last year because the economy shrank and customers scaled back operations. “Though we’re not expanding as fast as we would like to, we …

As Risks Multiply, NGOs Reassess Security, Insurance Costs in Middle East

Aid agencies are tightening security measures in the Middle East and increasingly outsourcing work to local organizations to limit their exposure to multiplying risks across the region. Most if not all international NGOs had already stopped sending expatriate staff into …