Violence in South Sudan is rising again: what’s different this time, and how to avoid civil war
The recent outbreak of violence in South Sudan doesn’t appear to have been motivated by political directives from the country ...
South Sudan Party Partially Withdraws From Peace Process
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A major party in South Sudan's coalition government said on Tuesday it had suspended its role in a key ...
South Sudan orders civilians to vacate a northern area as it battles an armed group
South Sudan’s government has asked civilians to leave a northern area a day after the army conducted an airstrike against an ...
Institute for Security Studies (ISS Africa)4h
‘Transition fatigue’ in South Sudan ramps up tensions
The recent conflict is rooted in repeated extensions of the transition timeframe and enduring political and security problems ...
Newstalk3h
Half of South Sudan facing catastrophic hunger
It is sometimes called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis but despite the dire conditions, one million people have arrived ...
The EastAfrican on MSN20h
South Sudan Machar’s party pulls out of peace process
The SPLM-IO, led by First Vice President Riek Machar, a key signatory to the agreement, said it was pulling its support from ...
East African bloc urges South Sudan to free arrested officials
A bloc of East African nations on Wednesday called for South Sudan's government to release detained officials and lift ...
Daily Maverick on MSN14h
Ebrahim Rasool’s remarks ‘unacceptable’ – US; South Sudan party pulls out of peace process
Remarks by South Africa’s ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, about President Donald Trump were ‘unacceptable’, a State ...
Sudan Tribune15h
Sudan’s deputy leader tells South Africa rebels could be defeated by end-April
Sudan’s deputy leader, Malik Agar, told South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday that the Sudanese government ...
Airstrike kills at least 19 in South Sudan town, residents say
An airstrike by South Sudan's airforce killed at least 19 people in the country's east, residents said, less than two weeks after government forces withdrew from the area following intense fighting ...
The Associated Press on MSN8d
Uganda deploys special forces to South Sudan to protect the government as fears of civil war grow
(AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — ...
US orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan as tension grows over fighting
The U.S. State Department on Sunday ordered nonemergency government personnel to leave South Sudan’s capital as tension ...