South Sudan investment conference starts in Kenya

Mar 15, 2006 (NAIROBI) — Another southern Sudan investment conference started in Nairobi, Kenya today to explore opportunities for investment in southern Sudan.

The investment conference, organized by an organization called Bread of Life Africa, brought together over 200 business people around the world who are interested in investment in southern Sudan.

Our colleague Gibson Bullen Wande attended the opening of the conference.

According to the Sudan Radio service (SRS), the head of the European Commission’s delegation to Sudan, Ambassador Kent Degerfelt, said that southern Sudan is in need of much attention from both the international community and investors to meet the demands of the people of southern Sudan.

He said since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, some achievement has been made but more needs to be done so that the people of southern Sudan can realize the benefits of peace.

He urged investors to show their commitment in action and not in words so that the people of southern Sudan can feel that they are part of the world.

This is the second major investment conference organized by Bread of Life Africa.

(SRS/ST)