The world's youngest republic, and one of its poorest, is on the brink of returning to a civil war as its unelected state leaders prepare for another armed showdown. With 57% of the population facing ...

South Sudan’s use of improvised air-dropped incendiary weapons has killed and horrifically burned dozens of people, including ...

Almost 7.7 million people in South Sudan face crisis levels of hunger, the United Nations said Wednesday, many located in the country’s restive northeast rocked by recent clashes. The deeply ...

Several of Machar’s allies, including the oil minister, were arrested in the capital, Juba, amid clashes in the Upper Nile region in the northeast. “We have arrested and detained several ...

The Trump administration’s revocation of all visas held by South Sudanese nationals comes as the East African nation faces ...

Between April and July this year, food shortages are expected to worsen, with an estimated 7.7 million people in South Sudan ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni was expected to meet South Sudanese officials on the second day of ...

African Union (AU) mediators arrived in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, on Wednesday April 2 to hold urgent talks aimed at ...

South Sudan is admittedly a frustrating portfolio for policymakers. The country’s leadership is corrupt and unreliable. Too ...

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 ...