The top U.N. official in South Sudan is warning that the country is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war ...

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 ...

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

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Another conflict is looming in the world's youngest country, South Sudan, which gained ... while Kiir is an ethnic Dinka. Machar's party denies any links.

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 ...

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.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Another conflict is looming in the world's youngest country, South Sudan, which gained independence ... while Kiir is an ethnic Dinka. Machar's party denies any ...