Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar who serves as a vice president was ...

The United Nations chief is urging regional and international leaders to prevent South Sudan from falling “over the abyss” ...

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has been detained, accused of attempting to incite rebellion, which threatens to disrupt a 2018 peace deal. The arrest raises fears of renewed civil ...

International diplomacy has failed to bring an end to the war in one of Africa’s largest countries, but recent events suggest ...

Political tensions in South Sudan escalate as Vice President Riek Machar is arrested in Juba. Conflicts between Machar and President Salva Kiir, originating from ethnic divides and a turbulent history ...

Kenya has urged South Sudan’s leaders to de-escalate tensions following the reported detention of First Vice President Riek ...

An attack on a U.N. helicopter has highlighted rising tensions in the world’s youngest country, where a seven-year-old peace ...

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

Latest data from Bank of Uganda shows a 54 percent rise in exports to South Sudan, as Kenya drops to third place.

When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 to a chorus of worldwide congratulations and celebrations, ...

US urges South Sudan to release Vice President Machar UN warns of potential resurgence of ethnic conflict Peace deal between Kiir and Machar at risk of collapse African Union, regional bloc ...

The civil war has spilled over Sudan’s borders, sending millions of refugees streaming into neighboring Chad, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Egypt. Oil-rich South Sudan, which won its independence ...