I am deeply saddened by what is happening in Nasir, in the Upper Nile area of South Sudan. It does not align with the long ...

If surging tensions between South Sudan’s president and first vice president are not addressed on time, the country risks returning to 'full-scale civil war,' says analyst Edmund Yakani 'The ...

An attack on a U.N. helicopter has highlighted rising tensions in the world’s youngest country, where a seven-year-old peace ...

The United States ordered the immediate departure of non-emergency personnel from the capital of South Sudan, citing an increase in crime, kidnapping and armed conflict, the Department of State ...

Uganda says it has deployed troops in South Sudan's capital South Sudan requested deployment, says Uganda military South Sudan information minister says no troops present Tensions rose after ...

South Sudan's government has denied earlier reports that Uganda had deployed special forces to its capital, Juba. Uganda's military chief Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba said the soldiers had gone to the ...

The US is evacuating non-emergency personnel from oil-rich South Sudan amid concerns that Africa’s youngest nation is again on the precipice of civil war. Tensions in the strife-torn country ...

South Sudan's president appealed for calm and pledged his country would "not go back to war," after a United Nations helicopter was attacked and a crew member killed during a Friday rescue mission.

FILE - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, right, and Vice President Riek Machar, left, attend a Holy Mass led by Pope Francis at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan Sunday, Feb. 5 ...