Juba - Post Report Question and Answers

The expat community in Juba is enormous and very well-connected. The vast majority are with NGOs and various aid organizations, so the expat community feels different than at Embassies in more developed countries. They tend to be younger and party very hard. (That is of course a generalization, but I find it to be true.). The Embassy residential compound is the hottest ticket in town because we have the best facilities, so many Embassy personnel host other expats at the compound. In my opinion, morale at the Embassy is low. The workload is crushing and there is a lack of leisure activities. The primary benefit is that friendships tend to be quickly made, given that we work, eat, live and play together--but that lack of personal space can also be overwhelming at times. On major drain on morale in Juba is the tense relationship between agencies at post. There appears to be a lot of competition, and as a result, cliques have developed and there is snubbing. - Mar 2023

There is a very large expat community in Juba, mainly international organizations, NGOs, and embassies. There is very little commercial activity and few expats work in the private sector. Morale tends to be good in Juba among expats. Morale is high at the Embassy. - Sep 2020