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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Berlin says it is temporarily shuttering its embassy in South Sudan amid safety concerns over a deteriorating security situation. Civil war once again looks possible in the world's youngest country.

KHARTOUM - South Sudan and Chad have condemned threats made by a top Sudanese general, warning of the risk of regional escalation. In a speech on Sunday evening, Sudanese Assistant Deputy ...

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 ...

Several senior officials in South Sudan, including three leading politicians from the SPLM-IO party and a lieutenant general allied to Vice President Riek Machar, have been arrested amid signs of a ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, the top U.N. official in the world’s youngest nation warned on Monday, lamenting the government’s sudden ...