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 ...

“At the request of President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan, Kenya has been facilitating the mediation process for the past 11 months in an effort to resolve the political stalemate that has ...

A former member of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) representing Nasir County and a member of the ...

(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 ...

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 ...

President Salva Kiir ordered the arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar on Wednesday night, the statement said. Machar’s bodyguards were disarmed and taken away, the statement added.

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 ...

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.’ ...

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 ...