South Sudan’s government has sought to downplay the impact of recent violence and rising tensions between the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and the opposition Sudan People’s Liberation ...

At least 58 members of the opposition SPLM-IO, led by First Vice President Riek Machar, have defected to President Salva Kiir’s ruling SPLM party. The move took place during a campaign rally in Riwoto ...

The United Nations has called for calm as it reported deadly clashes in South Sudan have killed civilians and wounded a ...

The country endured a vicious five-year civil war between Kiir and his bitter rival, Vice-President Riek Machar.

Head of UN mission calls on all parties to implement peace deal ‘since it remains the only route towards a permanent peace’ - ...

South Sudan’s opposition Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO), led by First Vice President Riek Machar, ...

A Cabinet reshuffle by South Sudan’s president might destabilize the 2018 peace agreement with vice president Riek Machar. Key figures were removed, sparking concern about potential repercussions on ...

South Sudan’s deputy president says a cabinet reshuffle this week that saw the removal of multiple senior officials threatens a fragile peace agreement reached with the president in 2018.

South Sudan’s deputy president is threatening to immediately withdraw from a fragile peace agreement with the president over a government reshuffle that saw the removal of multiple senior officials th ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has fired his new security chief and promoted an ally to vice-president in what was ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has fired his new security chief and promoted an ally to vice-president in what was ...