Yet, no matter the words we choose, they hardly capture the essence of the woman who now serves as a headwoman in Yei County, South Sudan. Born and raised in Bahr el Ghazal State, Mary’s life ...

Yet, no matter the words we choose, they hardly capture the essence of the woman who now serves as a headwoman in Yei County, South Sudan. Born and raised in Bahr el Ghazal State, Mary’s life took a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A 28-year-old mother of four who was gang-raped by armed men while collecting firewood, enters a makeshift ...

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 ...

Analysts are urging the international community to push for peace in the fragile country. In South Sudan, the world's youngest country, a fragile power-sharing deal is teetering. On Thursday ...

Uganda says it has deployed troops in South Sudan's capital South Sudan requested deployment, says Uganda military South Sudan information minister says no troops present Tensions rose after ...

and South Sudan officially gained independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011. In the early years of South Sudan’s independence, peace processes failed to address long-standing grievances and ...

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.

South Sudan, March 13, 2025-The 7 th Edition of South Sudan Economic Monitor (SSEM) titled "A Pathway to Overcome the Crisis" released today by the World Bank assessed that South Sudan's economy is ...

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 ...