South Sudan is closely following the developments of its northern neighbor, Sudan. The two nations' economies are connected through oil. CGTN's Patrick Oyet reports.

South Sudan's oil passes through Sudan before being sold on the international market. The money from this oil is shared by the two countries.

JOHN ANDRUGA SOUTH SUDAN'S AMBASSADOR TO CHINA "We only wish people of Sudan that they will have stability so that we also have stability. South Sudan has the longest border with Sudan, insecurity in Sudan is insecurity in South Sudan. Sudan is a key guarantor of the peace deal in South Sudan, so we wish the situation in Sudan will be stabilised for the benefit of the citizens of Sudan and South Sudan."

But some analysts say South Sudan's independence in 2011 marked the beginning of the end of President Omar Al Bashir's reign since it denied Khartoum much needed oil revenues. In 2012 South Sudan shut down oil production after disputes with Sudan which resulted in revenue cuts. After resuming production, a civil war broke out in South Sudan in 2013 destroying some of the country's oilfields. But President Omar Al Bashir was instrumental in brokering a peace deal for South Sudan last year, which in turn saw oil facilities begin to run once again.

DIER TONG NGOR SOUTH SUDAN'S BANK GOVERNOR "Because of peace, the country is able now to increase oil production and to bring back into production some of the oilfields that were closed, we were also lucky that during this period when the oil production started to increase also the international oil prices improved."

PATRICK OYET JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN "But all of this seemingly came too late for President Al Bashir's time in office. Several attempts by the central bank in Khartoum to try and stabilise Sudan's economy failed. And the country's worsening economic crisis caused fuel, cash and bread shortages that set off a wave of unrest over the past four months."

PATRICK OYET, CGTN, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN.