Western Equatoria, Western Bahr el Ghazal, and Upper Nile. All three states have experienced multiple government offensives ...

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The international community has taken notice of South Sudan’s deteriorating situation. The United Nations has warned that the ...

Médecins Sans Frontières /Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is alarmed by the escalating armed clashes in South Sudan's Upper Nile state, which have displaced thousands and restricted access to healthcare ...

Barrel bombs believed to contain a highly flammable liquid have been used in airstrikes in South Sudan as escalating violence ...

Armed allies of Dr Machar in Upper Nile State also attacked government military bases, which led to the death of Maj Gen ...

Médecins sans frontières (MSF) delivering lifesaving care in Upper Nile State amid ongoing violence and cholera outbreak ...

White Army militia linked to Machar blamed for deadly attack on UN helicopter amid fragile peace in South Sudan. Several allies of Vice President Machar arrested as soldiers surround his Juba home ...

Residents of Akobo, a border area in Jonglei State, South Sudan, have been thrown into panic after airstrikes hit the outskirts of the town on Tuesday afternoon. The incident comes amid escalating ...

Clashes between rival forces in South Sudan have displaced at least 50,000 people since February, the UN said, as Western ...

Tensions have been mounting in Nasir County, Upper Nile State, between forces allied to Kiir and Machar, threatening to undermine a fragile peace-sharing agreement.

World: "The violence is putting already vulnerable communities at greater risk and forcing the suspension of life-saving services," Anita Kiki Gbeho, an official with OCHA in South Sudan, said in a ...