South Sudan has formally been at peace since a 2018 peace deal ended a five-year civil war that pitted forces loyal to ...

South Sudan's government has denied earlier reports that Uganda had deployed special forces to its capital, Juba. Uganda's ...

Tensions are spiraling in South Sudan amid escalating militia violence in Upper Nile state in the east of the country, cabinet reshuffles, and the arrests of several senior officials in the capital, ...

South Sudan's security situation is volatile as civil war-time leadership divisions deepen. The UN has expressed concerned, ...

South Sudan's main opposition party, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) led by First ...

South Sudan’s unity government, led by President Salva Kiir with former rebel leader, Riek Machar as First Vice President, is facing mounting tensions, and clashes between forces allied to the ...

President Salva Kiir vowed the country would not return to war, but the clashes have threatened 2018's fragile power-sharing ...

The situation in South Sudan is fragile and getting worse, with growing political and military instability. The claims made ...

According to Uganda’s military chief Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Kampala has deployed troops to South Sudan’s capital, Juba, to ...

A prominent South Sudanese opposition lawmaker, Gatwech Lam Puoch, was arrested in the capital, Juba, on Tuesday afternoon, ...

East African bloc IGAD urges South Sudan's government to release detained officials and lift security restrictions amid rising factional tensions. Strained relations between political leaders Kiir and ...

An east African regional bloc warned on Wednesday that recent clashes in South Sudan were pushing the country "ever closer to ...