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

The United States ordered the immediate departure of non-emergency personnel from the capital of South Sudan, citing an increase in crime, kidnapping and armed conflict, the Department of State ...

A Sudanese paramilitary force locked in a war with the army has placed new constraints on aid deliveries to territories where ...

and South Sudan officially gained independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011. In the early years of South Sudan’s independence, peace processes failed to address long-standing grievances and ...

If surging tensions between South Sudan’s president and first vice president are not addressed on time, the country risks returning to 'full-scale civil war,' says analyst Edmund Yakani 'The ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudanese soldiers surrounded Vice President Riek Machar’s home in the capital on Wednesday and several of his allies were arrested after an armed group allied to ...

Uganda Says It Has Deployed Troops in South Sudan Capital NAIROBI (Reuters) - Uganda has deployed special forces in South Sudan's capital Juba to "secure it", Uganda's military chief said on ...

South Sudan and Chad have condemned threats made by a top Sudanese general, warning of the risk of regional escalation.

This month, a United Nations helicopter was attacked during an evacuation mission in a remote area in South Sudan, with one member of its crew killed and two others seriously injured. The flight ...