How South Sudan Returned to the Brink of War
An attack on a U.N. helicopter has highlighted rising tensions in the world’s youngest country, where a seven-year-old peace deal looks ever more fragile.
Another civil war looms in South Sudan
Many South Sudanese worry that Juba could soon be consumed by violence again. In 2020 the two main adversaries in the civil war formed a unity government. Yet the truce between Salva Kiir, the president,
Why is South Sudan on edge again?
South Sudan's security situation is volatile, as civil war-time leadership divisions deepen. The UN has expressed concern, regional mediators are scrambling and a US evacuation is underway.
South Sudan: Opposition Leaders, Others, Detained
South Sudanese authorities have arrested at least 22 political and military personnel in the wake of violent clashes that started in mid-February 2025 between government and armed groups in Upper Nile.
What’s causing insecurity in South Sudan?
And why South Africa's apartheid reparations fund remains largely unspent, 30 years after it was set up to compensate victims of gross human rights violations. Producers: Sunita Nahar in London. Frenn
Why South Sudan's leaders thrive on instability
We look at why South Sudan, which declared independence to avoid conflict with Khartoum now finds itself facing another civil war and how leaders have failed to ensure lasting peace at the expense of civilians.
Monitor4h
Uncoordinated: Ugandan troops deployment in South Sudan split MPs, Defence
Legislators say the move is illegal without Parliament’s approval, while South Sudan denies the troops’ presence.
Uganda says it has deployed troops in South Sudan capital
Uganda has deployed special forces in South Sudan's capital Juba to "secure it", Uganda's military chief said on Tuesday, as ...
The Daily Monitor on MSN1d
Tensions escalate in South Sudan amid calls for peace
The Tumaini Peace Initiative is a high-level mediation effort aimed at resolving the South Sudan conflict. It brings together ...
Can technology help more survivors of sexual assault in South Sudan?
Sexual assault is a constant risk for many women in South Sudan. Now one aid group is trying to bridge the gap with ...
U.S. orders non-emergency personnel to leave South Sudan amid escalating violence
The travel advisory level for South Sudan remains at Level 4, which means Americans should not travel to the African country.
AllAfrica4d
South Sudan: At a Beloved Juba Institution, Artists Promote 'Healing and Growth'
Both are referring to the Baobab House, a beloved cultural space in South Sudan's capital, Juba, that has become a haven for a new generation of South Sudanese creators using artistic expression as a ...
South Sudan detains oil minister and military officials in threat to peace deal
South Sudanese forces have arrested the petroleum minister and several senior military officials allied with First Vice ...
Uganda deploys special forces to South Sudan to protect the government as fears of civil war grow
Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva ...