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

In a testimony to the UN Security Council last week, the UNICEF chief disclosed that the ongoing conflict has evolved into ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — After being gang-raped by armed men while collecting firewood, the 28-year-old tried in vain to get help. Some clinics were closed, others told her to return later and ...

Meet Khaman Maluach. The massive 7’2″ South Sudanese native is helping lead the Duke Blue Devils into the NCAA tournament as ...

Sudan’s military says it retook the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the last heavily guarded bastion in the capital of rival ...

Sudan, which has been in the grip of a two-year-old war between the army and a paramilitary group, has a history of civil ...

Sudan, which has been in the grip of a two-year-old war between the army and a paramilitary group, has a history of civil ...

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 ...

A rise in political tensions in South Sudan and an escalation of violence in the Upper Nile State have raised fears of a return to civil war in the world’s youngest nation. In early March 2025, ...

Sudan borders other volatile countries such as the Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Libya, and South Sudan. In consequence, the UN Humanitarian and Emergency Relief chief dubbed ...

The recent conflict is rooted in repeated extensions of the transition timeframe and enduring political and security problems.Recent deadly clashes between South Sudan's government and opposition ...