The Chaldean patriarch of Baghdad, Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, said most of the Iraqi population has been distressed by Pope ...

The South Sudan Council of Churches urged Salva Kiir Mayardit and Reik Machar Teny to use dialogue to end the confrontation. Church leaders in South Sudan urged its people to reject war ...

"This (Thursday) morning, I spoke with President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan and First Vice President Riek Machar about the escalating security situation in the country," Ruto said.

“At the request of President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan, Kenya has been facilitating the mediation process for the past 11 months in an effort to resolve the political stalemate that has ...

Tensions have now escalated nationwide. In early February, President Salva Kiir Mayardit dismissed several officials from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO ...

Tensions have now escalated nationwide. In early February, President Salva Kiir Mayardit dismissed several officials from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO) without ...

FILE - South Sudan's president Salva Kiir, left, and vice-president Riek Machar, right, shake hands after meetings in Juba, South Sudan, on Oct. 20, 2019, to discuss outstanding issues to the ...

Here’s what to know. The main parties involved in the latest clashes are the South Sudanese national military, under the government of President Salva Kiir, and an opposition force known as the ...

Uganda has deployed special forces to Juba in support of South Sudanese President Salva Kiir's administration as tensions rise between him and First Vice President Riek Machar. Uganda's Chief of ...