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

In July 2011, Sudan’s southern territory seceded and formed a new state: the Republic of South Sudan. The dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir defined Sudan’s post-colonial period. Bashir seized ...

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 ...

The humanitarian crisis in South Sudan is one of the worst in the world, with widespread food insecurity, displacement, and ...

The German government is temporarily closing its embassy in South Sudan. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says that “after ...

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

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

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva Kiir as a tense rivalry with his deputy threatens a ...

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 ...

Uganda says it has deployed troops in South Sudan's capital South Sudan requested deployment, says Uganda military South Sudan information minister says no troops present Tensions rose after ...

Kampala, Uganda — Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva Kiir as a tense rivalry with his deputy threatens a ...