South Sudan leader signs peace deal, but doubts implementation
Juba (dpa) - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Wednesday signed a peace deal already approved by rebel leader Riek Machar in an attempt...
South Sudan ambassador accuses opposition leader of failing to ‘shoulder responsibility’
As controversially ousted former South Sudanese opposition leader, Dr Riek Machar, receives expert medical care in South Africa, his spokesman has placed the responsibility...
New violence in South Sudan despite peace deal
Juba - South Sudan's army and rebels have begun fighting again in northern Unity State, two days after President Salva Kiir signed a long-awaited...
South Sudan wants opposition leader to stay in exile
South Sudan’s controversially ousted opposition leader, Dr Riek Machar, who fled the world’s newest country after fighting broke out in July, is currently in...
South Sudanese peace process stalled, says African Union envoy
African Union Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (JMEC) on South Sudan chairman Festus Mogae says he is "gravely" concerned about increasing reports of ceasefire...
UN Mission in South Sudan denies “harbouring criminals”
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has categorically denied accusations by the South Sudanese government that it is “harbouring criminals”.
“UNMISS is concerned...
At least 5 soldiers killed in Juba, South Sudan clashes
At least five soldiers were killed and two others wounded on Thursday evening in clashes in South Sudan’s capital Juba between forces loyal to...
UN task force established to carry out probe recommendations on South...
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has declined to comment on the serious row which continues to brew between Kenya and the...
Scores of bodies from South Sudan gunfire, Juba doctor says
A doctor at a hospital in South Sudan’s capital says soldiers have brought in scores of bodies from gunfire that erupted throughout the city...
Four million face starvation in South Sudan as conflict drags on
Four million people in South Sudan now face hunger, despite the beginning of the harvest season, as the protracted conflict in the world’s newest...
