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

Military officers and 222 other members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In Opposition (SPLM-IO), led ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit prepares for a group photo during the opening of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union at the African ...

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

Germany has temporarily closed its embassy in South Sudan's capital Juba because of rising tensions that have brought the ...

Who Is Salva Kiir, the Former Rebel Leading Fractured South Sudan? (Reuters) - When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 to a chorus of worldwide congratulations and celebrations ...

raising fears of a return to warfare as government troops loyal to President Salva Kiir battle soldiers and armed militia loyal to Machar. Here’s a look at the issues underpinning the conflict ...

March 28 (Reuters) - When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 to a chorus of worldwide congratulations and celebrations, rebel-leader-turned-president Salva Kiir promised his ...