By Abdi Latif Dahir South Sudan’s vice president, Riek Machar, has been placed under house arrest, according to his party, escalating tensions that the United Nations has warned are pushing the ...

A Catholic bishop in the Africa’s youngest country has directed the people under his care to participate in daily prayers for peace amid testimonies of rising tension in South Sudan and reports ...

Analysts are urging the international community to push for peace in the fragile country. In South Sudan, the world's youngest country, a fragile power-sharing deal is teetering. On Thursday ...

Machar accuses Uganda of violating UN arms embargo Uganda says deployment was requested by South Sudan government Uganda fears conflict could destabilise region, cause refugee influx NAIROBI ...

A power-sharing deal between Kiir and Machar is unravelling, threatening a return to South Sudan’s blood civil war. Riek Machar attends the signing in Khartoum, Sudan of an accord with the South ...

Riek Machar, South Sudan's First Vice President and President Salva Kiir's enduring rival, was arrested on Wednesday on "unclear charges", marking a dramatic escalation to a weeks-long conflict ...

The top UN official in South Sudan has warned the country is on the brink of a renewed civil war after the government abruptly postponed the latest round of peace efforts. Describing the situation ...

South Sudan's main opposition party has said its leader has been arrested amid warnings of renewed civil war in the world's youngest country. Riek Machar was "in confinement by the government ...

South Sudan's main opposition party said on Thursday that a 2018 peace deal that helped end the country's civil war had collapsed after party leader Riek Machar was arrested. Machar's opposition ...

March 26 (Reuters) - The party of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar said on Wednesday it was trying to locate him after the defence minister and chief of national security "forcefully ...

Uganda and South Sudan's military spokespeople did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the potential violation of the arms embargo, which has been in place since July 2018. South ...

The Department of State updated its Travel Advisory for South Sudan on March 8, 2025, to reflect the Ordered Departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel for Juba. The Travel Advisory ...