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 ...

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 Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) has strongly condemned the violence in Upper Nile State ...

March 18, 2025 (JUBA) – South Sudan said on Tuesday it was verifying reports of Sudanese armed groups present in Upper Nile state, raising concerns about regional instability. South Sudan and ...

The flight was rescuing wounded government soldiers who had clashed with an armed group in Upper Nile State in the northeast. A day later, the United States said it was removing all nonemergency ...

Violence looks likely to escalate. Some in Juba fear that the Nuer militias may next try to take Malakal, the Upper Nile state capital and one of South Sudan's three main cities. A battle for ...

A United Nations helicopter conducting an evacuation operation in Nasir, Upper Nile State, has been attacked, resulting in the death of a crew member and serious injuries to two others.