There was no immediate comment from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, but footage published on social media showed its fighters streaming out of Khartoum.

Activity in Juba's main market area appeared normal on Friday -- but tight faces and anxious looks revealed the fear under the surface that South Sudan's civil war could re-ignite. "People fear that war could break out at any time.

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has warned that the country is on the brink of relapsing into widespread conflict, after First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar was put under house arrest on Wednesday.

Political tensions in South Sudan escalate as Vice President Riek Machar is arrested in Juba. Conflicts between Machar and President Salva Kiir, originating from ethnic divides and a turbulent history,

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — After being gang-raped by armed ... Five months after the assault, she lay on a mat in a displacement camp in South Sudan's capital, rubbing her swollen belly. “I felt like I wasn't heard ... and now I'm pregnant,” she ...