South Sudan President Salva Kiir waits for the arrival of his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta, who is on his first visit to the region as head of state, in Juba May 23, 2013.
A worker fills a pickup truck's tank with blended fuel at the first blended fuel station at Kenana Sugar Company (KSC)'s main plant, 270 km (170 miles) south of Khartoum May 14, 2013. Faced with the loss of most oil production after South Sudan seceded in 2011, Sudan has been scrambling to find new sources for state revenues and dollars to pay for imports. Developing its sugar industry is a priority as is searching for gold. To diversify its products, Kenana also plans to more than triple the output of biofuels, a by-product of sugar production, to 200 million litres by 2015. "Ninety percent of our ethanol goes to the European Union, France, Holland," Ahmed Rabih, head of the ethanol business unit said. Picture taken May 14, 2013. To match Feature SUDAN-SUGAR.
Employees pack refined sugar at Kenana Sugar Company (KSC)'s main plant, 270 km (170 miles) south of Khartoum May 14, 2013. In a hangar-shaped factory hall in central Sudan a dozen workers rush to pack refined white sugar gushing from a funnel into paper bags to be loaded on three trucks parked outside. Next year, the management at KSC hopes the plant will be even busier as it plans to boost its output as the African country seeks to increase sugar exports. Faced with the loss of most oil production after South Sudan seceded in 2011, Sudan has been scrambling to find new sources for state revenues and dollars to pay for imports. Developing its sugar industry is a priority as is searching for gold. Picture taken May 14, 2013. To match Feature SUDAN-SUGAR.
Workers load sacks of sugar onto a truck at Kenana Sugar Company (KSC)'s main plant, 270 km (170 miles) south of Khartoum May 14, 2013. Faced with the loss of most oil production after South Sudan seceded in 2011, Sudan has been scrambling to find new sources for state revenues and dollars to pay for imports. Developing its sugar industry is a priority as is searching for gold. Picture taken May 14, 2013. To match Feature SUDAN-SUGAR.
Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn (L) stands next to South Sudan's Central Bank Governor Kornelio Mayik during the opening of National Credit Bank (NCB) in the capital Juba May 14, 2013. REUTER/Hereward Holland.
In this photo taken Tuesday, May 14, 2013, former International Monetary Fund Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, left, attends the inauguration of the National Credit Bank in Juba, South Sudan.
