When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 to a chorus of worldwide congratulations and celebrations, ...

Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar who serves as a vice president was ...

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

South Sudan's independence in 2011 was met with hopes for freedom and democracy. However, political rivalry between President ...

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, alerted the press Friday morning to what he is calling a, ...

South Sudan – which declared independence from Sudan in 2011 – has remained plagued by poverty and insecurity since the peace deal. Analysts say an ageing Kiir, 73, has been seeking to ...

Germany is temporarily closing its embassy in South Sudan due to the worsening conflict. Why does a nation that sought independence to avoid conflict with Sudan now find itself in another war?

South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, fell into a bloody civil war soon after gaining independence in 2011, as forces aligned with Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, fought those loyal to Machar ...

There were high hopes when oil-rich South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after a long conflict. But the country slid into a civil war in December 2013 largely based on ethnic ...

South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, fell into a bloody civil war soon after gaining independence in 2011, as forces aligned with Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, fought those loyal to Machar ...

The party of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek ... of deaths in the world's youngest nation, which won its independence from Sudan in 2011. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get ...

This month, a United Nations helicopter was attacked during an evacuation mission in a remote area in South Sudan, with one ... and a half after it gained independence amid hope and fanfare.