President Salva Kiir on Thursday evening appointed new ministers and county commissioners in Warrap State, his home area. The ...

South Sudan's main opposition party seeks an international probe into alleged rights abuses in recent fighting that saw ...

South Sudan is going through a critical phase, with tensions escalating between President Salva Kiir and his first vice ...

The number of civilians in South Sudan harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and other armed groups increased by 51 per cent in 2024, the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) said on ...

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit has dismissed Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Ramadan ...

Rising tensions in the east African country of South Sudan, culminating in the 26 March arrest of Vice-President Riek Machar, ...

The top United Nations official in South Sudan is urging the U.N. Security Council to use its clout to prevent the world’s ...

South Sudan participated in a recent peace conference on Sudan held in London, reiterating its commitment to supporting a peaceful settlement of the conflict through dialogue, its foreign minister ...

The Trump administration’s revocation of all visas held by South Sudanese nationals comes as the East African nation faces ...

He became vice-president of South Sudan at independence in 2011. Machar was sacked in 2013 and then reinstated as part of a deal in 2016, but then fled as fighting resumed. Who is Salva Kiir?

FILE - South Sudan's president Salva Kiir, left, and vice-president Riek Machar, right, shake hands after meetings to discuss outstanding issues to the peace deal on Oct. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Sam ...

Riek Machar (L) and Salva Kiir (R) - seen here together in 2020 - had been allies within the SPLM before falling out Rising tensions in the east African country of South Sudan, culminating in the ...