South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked the governor of northeastern Upper Nile state where clashes have escalated ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked the governor of northeastern Upper Nile state where clashes ...

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has appointed a member of his own party as Upper Nile state governor, according to a ...

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sworn in General James Koang Chuol as the new governor of Upper Nile State, tasking ...

South Sudan said on Tuesday it was verifying reports of Sudanese armed groups present in Upper Nile state, raising concerns ...

An attack on a U.N. helicopter has highlighted rising tensions in the world’s youngest country, where a seven-year-old peace ...

Information Minister Michael Makuei in turn accused Machar's party of jeopardising the peace deal and told Reuters that Oyay was "sacked in order to bring peace" to Upper Nile state. The ...

The latest development compounds a confrontation between the two men that started after the White Army militia forced government troops to withdraw from the flashpoint town of Nasir near ...

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Christina Markus Lassen (Denmark):The ...