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South Sudan makes minor oil discovery, first since independence

An armed member of the South Sudanese security forces is seen during a ceremony marking the restarting of crude oil pumping at the Unity oilfields in South Sudan on January 21, 2019. [Reuters]

South Sudan has made a small oil discovery in Northern Upper Nile State, its first since independence in 2011 when exploration was interrupted by war and instability, the oil minister said on Thursday.

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