Sudan’s previous civil war was characterized by extreme sexual ... The war erupted two years after South Sudan won its independence from neighboring Sudan, following years of scorched-earth ...

An armed convoy led by top security officials, including the defence minister, entered Machar's residence in the capital, ...

South Sudan has never held a national election. Its current government is the result of a power-sharing agreement struck in 2018 between Kiir and Machar. The deal ended a five-year-civil war ...

The decision means South Sudanese could be returned to a nation again on the brink of civil war or unable to seek the U.S. as a haven. There was no immediate response from South Sudan’s ...

Watch moreSouth Sudan on brink of civil war, UN warns The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said Thursday the reported arrest left the country on a precipice. "Tonight, the country's ...

New alliances in Sudan’s civil war risk sparking a regional conflict by drawing in neighbouring South Sudan, analysts tell Al Jazeera. The biggest development was an alliance in February between ...

South Sudan's opposition says several of its ... seven years after the official end of its civil war. A fragile peace is hanging by a thread in the world's youngest nation.