While conflict isn't inevitable, a convergence of familiar patterns in South Sudan has significantly increased the risk of ...

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir dismissed Central Equatoria State Governor Gen. Augustino Jadallah Wani on Monday, ...

Crisis Group experts Daniel Akech and Chris Newton on how the latest famine warning reveals the humanitarian toll of a ...

Earlier on February 20, President William Ruto at the request of President Salva Kiir hosted the Opposition Hold-Out Group of South Sudan in an attempt at mediation.

(Reuters) - When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 to a chorus of worldwide congratulations and celebrations, rebel-leader-turned-president Salva Kiir promised his people ...

In South Sudan, the declaration of a state of emergency is governed by the Transitional Constitution. The president can ...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked two top security ministers, violating the terms of a peace agreement with opposition party leader First Vice President Riek Machar. Kiir fired the ...

South Sudan's President Kiir Promotes Sanctioned Ally as Ruling Party Deputy NAIROBI (Reuters) -South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has reshuffled the senior leadership in the ruling party ...

In a statement released Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said that President Kiir is ‘alive, well, and fully engaging in the service of the nation.’ ...

raising fears of a return to warfare as government troops loyal to President Salva Kiir battle soldiers and armed militia loyal to Machar. Both Kiir and Machar are historical leaders of the rebel ...

When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 to a chorus of worldwide congratulations and celebrations, rebel-leader-turned-president Salva Kiir promised his people freedom and democracy.

President Salva Kiir said he was reappointing his rival as first vice president, an important condition of a deal to end more than two years of war. A 45-page United Nations report describes a ...