Rising tensions in the east African country of South Sudan, culminating in the 26 March arrest of Vice-President Riek Machar, ...

Hoping to pull South Sudan back from the brink of another civil war ... "What we are seeing is darkly reminiscent" of the ...

Barrel bombs believed to contain a highly flammable liquid have been used in airstrikes in South Sudan as escalating violence pushes the world's newest country to the brink of another civil war, the ...

During Sudan’s second north-south civil war from 1983 to 2005, before South Sudan became independent, Khartoum sought to ...

A rise in political tensions in South Sudan and an escalation of violence in the Upper Nile State have raised fears of a ...

The top United Nations official in South Sudan is urging the U.N. Security Council to use its clout to prevent the world’s ...

The top U.N. official in South Sudan is warning that the country is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war.

The detention of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has effectively collapsed the peace deal that ended the 2013-2018 civil war, his party said on Thursday.

There were high hopes for peace and stability after oil-rich South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011. But the ...

Pope Francis kissed the feet of South Sudan's rival leaders in a dramatic call for peace. His death rekindles memories of ...

T he United States once cheered the creation of South Sudan as an independent nation. Now the Trump administration has abruptly revoked the visas of all South Sudanese, saying the country’s government ...

There were high hopes for peace and stability after oil-rich South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011. But the ...