South Sudan's economy seeks diversification amid oil blockade

JUBA, March 28 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan is working to diversify its economy following the oil blockade on the Red Sea, which has cut off oil revenue flows that finance 95 percent of the nation's fiscal budget, a senior official said Thursday.

"The most important thing is that we are taking action toward trying to diversify our economy through other activities like agriculture, livestock, fisheries and the rest. W