Political conflict, compounded by economic woes and drought, has caused massive displacement, violence, and dire food shortages as South Sudan marks a decade of independence. A peace accord in 2018 ...

All this money, the government brought it from the south. They are using our money to build their city and for this war,” she said, referring to the crisis in Sudan’s western Darfur region.

South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011, according to the peace deal ending Africa's longest-running civil war. Independence, however, has not brought conflict and its consequences to an ...

South Sudan, the world's youngest country, gained independence from Sudan in 2011. It faces chronic instability, violence and extreme poverty, lately exacerbated by some of the worst flooding in ...