South Sudan opposition parties push rivals to end conflict
Juba - The leader of South Sudanese political parties in the peace talks said it was time citizens exerted pressure on the two warring...
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...
China deploys troops in South Sudan to defend oil fields, workers
China began deploying 700 soldiers to a United Nations peacekeeping force in South Sudan to help guard the country's embattled oil fields and protect...
South Sudan Refugees Flood into Kenya Only to Face Starvation
TURKANA, Kenya -- The refugees stream over Kenya's border by the hundreds, desperate to escape the horrific violence plaguing South Sudan.
But their safe haven...
South Sudan ‘most fragile state’ in world
The world's newest country, South Sudan, has topped the list of fragile states in this year's index released by a leading US-based research institute.
Chronic...
South Sudan: Is power sharing impossible or inevitable?
This policy brief is an attempt to unearth the complexities surrounding circumstances in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development IGAD-led peace process for South Sudan.
It...
New Fighting Hits South Sudan
After a lull of several weeks, fighting broke out in South Sudan on Friday, forcing aid workers to take cover in a city where...
South Sudan Hangs on Rebel Chief’s Next Move
Riek Machar earned a doctorate from a British university and in 2011 became vice president in South Sudan's first democratic election. He now commands...
South Sudan’s opposition forces claim capture of Nasir town
Juba - Forces loyal to South Sudan former vice-president, Riek Machar claimed they were fully in control of Nasir, a strategic Upper Nile state...
UN threatens sanctions against South Sudan rivals
The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday threatened sanctions against the warring parties in South Sudan and warned that about one million people in the...