The greatest battle that Mary has been fighting in her community is the issue of early ...

Traditional leaders from the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities in the disputed Abyei region pledged to work together for ...

When South Sudan’s civil war erupted in 2013, Nasir was engulfed in violence. Government troops – largely of Dinka origin – perceived the Nuer-majority town as enemy territory. Their ...

Sexual assault is a constant risk for many women in South Sudan. Now one aid group is trying to bridge the gap with ...

An attack on a U.N. helicopter has highlighted rising tensions in the world’s youngest country, where a seven-year-old peace ...

Traditional authorities in Abyei, a disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan, have rejected pressure to join the ongoing ...

Soon after, violence erupted between presidential guard soldiers from the two largest ethnic groups in South Sudan. Soldiers from the Dinka ethnic group aligned with Kiir, and those from the Nuer ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A major party in South Sudan's coalition government said ... in the 2013-2018 war against predominantly ethnic Dinka troops loyal to Kiir. The party denies the allegations.

Civil war erupted in South Sudan in late 2013 when a rift between Kiir and Machar escalated into fighting along ethnic lines.