After the ICJ ruled against Nigeria, some circles favored ignoring the court and going to war for the sake of the Nigerians rooted in Bakassi, and yes, also for the rich mineral deposits there.

US urges South Sudan to release Vice President Machar UN warns of potential resurgence of ethnic conflict Peace deal between Kiir and Machar at risk of collapse African Union, regional bloc ...

By Abdi Latif Dahir South Sudan’s vice president, Riek Machar, has been placed under house arrest, according to his party, escalating tensions that the United Nations has warned are pushing the ...

Analysts are urging the international community to push for peace in the fragile country. In South Sudan, the world's youngest country, a fragile power-sharing deal is teetering. On Thursday ...

Machar accuses Uganda of violating UN arms embargo Uganda says deployment was requested by South Sudan government Uganda fears conflict could destabilise region, cause refugee influx NAIROBI ...

Riek Machar, South Sudan's First Vice President and President Salva Kiir's enduring rival, was arrested on Wednesday on "unclear charges", marking a dramatic escalation to a weeks-long conflict ...

South Sudan's main opposition party has said its leader has been arrested amid warnings of renewed civil war in the world's youngest country. Riek Machar was "in confinement by the government ...

South Sudan's main opposition party said on Thursday that a 2018 peace deal that helped end the country's civil war had collapsed after party leader Riek Machar was arrested. Machar's opposition ...

KHARTOUM - South Sudan and Chad have condemned threats made by a top Sudanese general, warning of the risk of regional escalation. In a speech on Sunday evening, Sudanese Assistant Deputy ...

The Department of State updated its Travel Advisory for South Sudan on March 8, 2025, to reflect the Ordered Departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel for Juba. The Travel Advisory ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, the top U.N. official in the world’s youngest nation warned on Monday, lamenting the government’s sudden ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva Kiir as a tense rivalry with his deputy ...