The top U.N. official in South Sudan is warning that the country is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war.

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

The recent outbreak of violence in South Sudan doesn’t appear to have been motivated by political directives from the country ...

A 28-year-old mother of four who was gang-raped by armed men while collecting firewood, enters a makeshift house in Juba displacement camp, South Sudan, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian ...

Sexual assault is a constant risk for many women in South Sudan JUBA, South Sudan -- After being gang-raped by armed men while collecting firewood, the 28-year-old tried in vain to get help.

Many South Sudanese worry that Juba could soon be consumed by violence again. In 2020 the two main adversaries in the civil ...

South Sudan’s economy will contract by about 30% in the fiscal year ending June, but could rebound after the resumption of oil exports, according to the World Bank.

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked the governor of northeastern Upper Nile state where clashes have escalated ...

BERLIN, March 22 (Reuters) - Germany has temporarily closed its embassy in South Sudan's capital Juba because of rising tensions that have brought the East African country to the verge of civil ...

South Sudanese authorities have arrested at least 22 political and military personnel in the wake of violent clashes that ...

BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Saturday that it is temporarily closing its embassy in South Sudan. “After years of fragile peace, South Sudan is once again on the brink of civil war,” German ...