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

FILE - South Sudanese president Salva Kiir Mayardit, left, shakes hands with Pagan Amum Okiech, leader of the Real-SPLM group ...

South Sudan's independence in 2011 was met with hopes for freedom and democracy. However, political rivalry between President ...

By Abdi Latif Dahir South Sudan’s vice president ... The ‘Most Dangerous Place’ on Earth: Pakistan’s former tribal areas bordering Afghanistan are plagued by escalating militancy.

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar ... old prophecy by a seer from his tribe who predicted that a man with a gap ...

In an apparent attempt to boost his stature as a leader of the Nuer, South Sudan's second largest tribe after the Dinka, Machar has kept in his possession a ceremonial stick once carried by a ...

Fears of Civil War in South Sudan Stem From Political Rivalry Between ... in fulfilment of a century-old prophecy by a seer from his tribe who predicted that a man with a gap between his front ...

Who Is Salva Kiir, the Former Rebel Leading Fractured South Sudan? (Reuters ... with both men accused of putting tribal interests ahead of national priorities. Kiir was "very taken with tribalism ...

Using maps, drilling data, and technical explanations, Alexandre Schneiter, the former CEO of Lundin Oil, tried to distance ...