South Sudan’s instability is usually explained through politics: weak institutions, competition over oil wealth, and ...

Summary: In early March, a village in Abiemnom County, northern South Sudan, was hit by an attack that claimed the lives of many people. Local authorities report that at least 169 people have been ...

Uganda helped South Sudan carry out airstrikes that killed and badly burned civilians a year ago, according to a U.N. inquiry ...

A U.N. report indicates that Ugandan troops supported South Sudan in airstrikes that killed civilians, raising concerns about ...

Fighters allied to South Sudan's government have been accused of killing more than a dozen civilians, mostly women and ...

South Sudan’s army said Wednesday it had taken control of the strategic town of Akobo from opposition forces, marking what it ...

A United Nations inquiry has revealed Uganda's role in joint airstrikes with South Sudan that targeted civilian areas, affecting the Nuer community. Despite denials and a UN arms embargo, Uganda's ...

(Reuters) -The reported house arrest of Riek Machar, the former bush rebel leader who became South Sudan's First Vice President, marks the latest turn in the turbulent relationship with his rival, ...

On Monday, the treason trial of First Vice President Riek Machar opened. It followed a bloody weekend in which at least 48 people were killed and more than 150 wounded in clashes between government ...

A United Nations investigative body has warned that South Sudan risks “a return to full-scale war” unless it can urgently put an end to entrenched impunity and widespread abuses amid escalating ...