The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, alerted the press Friday morning to what he is calling a, ...

Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar who serves as a vice president was ...

The South Sudan government said on Friday First Vice President Riek Machar was "under house arrest," two days after he was ...

South Sudan's independence in 2011 was met with hopes for freedom and democracy. However, political rivalry between President ...

Political tensions in South Sudan escalate as Vice President Riek Machar is arrested in Juba. Conflicts between Machar and President Salva Kiir, originating from ethnic divides and a turbulent history ...

When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 to a chorus of worldwide congratulations and celebrations, ...

Machar's arrest late on Wednesday marked a dramatic escalation of tensions that have been building for weeks in the world's ...

Russian financial and military contributions have been credited with helping the SAF achieve its gains in recent months.

South Sudan is on the brink of renewed civil war, according to the top U.N. official in the country. Nicolas Haysom called ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, the top U.N. official in the world’s ...

Uganda’s ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentary caucus has endorsed the deployment of Ugandan troops to South Sudan, calling it a necessary step to restore stability in the ...

The ongoing crisis in Sudan has exposed more than 12 million people to widespread sexual violence, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). As the war nears its two-year mark, the ...