Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. South Sudan is on the brink of a return to civil war. The first round, which ...

This week’s post covers February 11 to February 17. How Oil Companies Help Fund Violence in South Sudan Elizabeth Munn is the Spring 2019 volunteer intern with the Africa program at the Council ...

By Abdi Latif Dahir South Sudan’s vice president, Riek Machar, has been placed under house arrest, according to his party, escalating tensions that the United Nations has warned are pushing the ...

A power-sharing deal between Kiir and Machar is unravelling, threatening a return to South Sudan’s bloody civil war. Riek Machar attends the signing in Khartoum, Sudan of an accord with the ...

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The world’s newest nation, South Sudan was formed in 2011. Having already suffered decades of conflict and unrest, the country descended into civil war shortly after independence. It is now enjoying a ...

A Catholic bishop in the Africa’s youngest country has directed the people under his care to participate in daily prayers for peace amid testimonies of rising tension in South Sudan and reports ...

South Sudan's security situation is volatile, as civil war-time leadership divisions deepen. The UN has expressed concern, regional mediators are scrambling and a US evacuation is underway.

In South Sudan, the world's youngest country ... "There must be a genuine commitment to an inclusive and transparent political process that takes into account different interests and ensures ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, right, and Vice President Riek Machar, left, agreed to a peace deal in 2018 [File: Ben Curtis/AP] Published On 25 Mar 202525 Mar 2025 South Sudan is on the ...

South Sudan's main opposition party has said its leader has been arrested amid warnings of renewed civil war in the world's youngest country. Riek Machar was "in confinement by the government ...

South Sudan is grappling with its most severe cholera outbreak since gaining independence in 2011, the United Nations warned Monday. Nearly 700 lives, including many children, have been claimed over ...