![South Sudan's former Minister of Petroleum, Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, visits the Al-Nar oil fields north of Bentiu, South Sudan, in April 2019](/images/stories/CCWatch/investigations/Sudan-Topimage.jpg)
African Economies Haunted by Oil-Backed Loans as Traders Call in Debts
Controversial deals that offered quick cash in exchange for future oil production are eating up government budgets.
South Sudan's former Minister of Petroleum, Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, visits the Al-Nar oil fields north of Bentiu, South Sudan, in April 2019. (Credit: Jok Solomun/Reuters)