South Sudan's security situation is volatile as civil war-time leadership divisions deepen. The UN has expressed concerned, ...

African Union urges member states and international community ‘not to recognise any government or parallel entity’.

The grassroots effort was feeding civilians, but 500 soup kitchens shut down when aid ceased, an activist writes.

The United States has ordered all its non-emergency staff in South Sudan to leave, amid rising tensions in the country.

The African Union on Wednesday said the announcement of a parallel government in war-torn Sudan risked cleaving the country, already ravaged by nearly two years of unrest.