South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in July 2011, ending decades of civil war. Two years later, another civil war ...

Fears that South Sudan - the world's youngest nation - could plunge into a new civil war have intensified after the party of suspended Vice-President Riek Machar called for "regime change". The call ...

On Monday, the treason trial of First Vice President Riek Machar opened. It followed a bloody weekend in which at least 48 people were killed and more than 150 wounded in clashes between government ...

UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan members on Wednesday voiced concern over the growing risk of nation-wide conflict returning to the country. The commission pointed to increasing armed ...

The Department of Homeland Security is revoking temporary protected status for thousands of South Sudanese nationals who fled civil war and instability in the East African country, per a notice ...

As South Sudan teeters on the brink of a second civil war, young people are using music to promote peace and unity.

In what is now South Sudan, families have been fleeing conflict for generations, repeating a tragic cycle that began nearly 60 years ago. The first Sudanese civil war dragged on from 1955 to 1972. The ...

Juba is preparing to resume oil production at Heglig — the country’s largest oilfield — following a landmark tripartite security deal among warring parties in South Sudan and Sudan. Heglig is a ...