Not only do President Salva Kiir and former vice president Riek Machar seemingly share a penchant for self-enrichment, but their alleged plundering of resources has even made them neighbours in a plush Nairobi suburb.

A report carried out by investigative group The Sentry — with Hollywood actor George Clooney as co-founder — this week lifted the lid on the links between political corruption and armed conflict in the world’s newest nation.