The 2013-2018 war was marked by ethnic divisions, with Kiir’s Dinka-led forces clashing against Machar’s Nuer-aligned troops.

Pope Francis appealed to South Sudan leaders to "lower the tension in the country" as Catholic bishops in Sudan and ...

Mediators from the African Union have arrived in South Sudan to prevent a new civil war following the house arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar. President Kiir accuses Machar of inciting ...

African Union mediators arrived in South Sudan's capital Juba on Wednesday for talks aimed at averting a new civil war after ...

Countries issue travel warnings for South Sudan as violence spreads near Juba, prompting urgent alerts and new restrictions ...

Concerns have ratcheted up about security in South Sudan since fighting broke out between forces loyal to the two men behind ...

Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Ministry rejected reports of a rift with South Sudan, with PS Korir Sing’Oei stating there was not an ...

The arrest of Machar last week was seen by some observers as the spark that could reignite the civil war that the rivals ...

The world's youngest nation, South Sudan, could be on the brink of another civil war. At the heart of the tensions is a power struggle between the country's president and vice president.

South Sudanese government denies Odinga's claims that First Vice President Riek Machar's wife was also under house arrest.

MILLIONS of children and youth in South Sudan face a growing threat of violence and recruitment to armed groups as the political situation deteriorates. Years of conflict, combined with environmental ...

Odinga, who was sent by President William Ruto to assess rising tensions in South Sudan, met with Kiir on Friday, March 29, ...