South Sudan is admittedly a frustrating portfolio for policymakers. The country’s leadership is corrupt and unreliable. Too ...

and South Sudan officially gained independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011. In the early years of South Sudan’s independence, peace processes failed to address long-standing grievances and ...

Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday of a rapidly deteriorating crisis in South Sudan, calling for urgent ...

Germany is temporarily closing its embassy in South Sudan due to the worsening conflict. Why does a nation that sought independence to avoid conflict with Sudan now find itself in another war?

Civil war has raged across Sudan for almost two years now, spreading millions of refugees around east Africa including into ...

Ukrainian helicopter crew hailed after coming under fire during an evacuation of a military base in South Sudan.

The Sentry, a Washington-based watchdog, says of the NSS that it “stands out as particularly ruthless, secretive, and well-funded. Fear of the NSS is pervasive in South Sudan, and for good ...

In a sign of the fragile situation in the country, the US embassy has urged Americans to flee South Sudan while they still can. Similar advice was issued by Britain. The African Union, which ...

Detention of South Sudan's VP Machar cancels peace deal, his party says The detention of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has effectively collapsed the peace deal that ended the 2013 ...