The UN estimates that a million people remain displaced. Presidential candidate Salva Kiir (left), of the Dinka tribe, waits to address the final election rally in Juba, on April 9, 2010.

Who Is Salva Kiir, the Former Rebel Leading Fractured ... Tensions between Kiir's Dinka people, the country's largest ethnic group, and Machar's Nuer community have lingered, with both men accused ...

In his speech marking South Sudan’s official independence on July 9, 2011, Salva Kiir ... a cowboy hat-wearing member of the ethnic Dinka tribe, appointed Riek Machar to be his vice president.

In a resignation letter seen by AFP on Sunday, Lieutenant-General Thomas Cirillo Swaka said he had "lost patience with the conduct" of President Salva Kiir ... majority Dinka tribe, while Machar ...

President Salva Kiir of the Dinka tribe, pitted against his vice president, Riek Machar, from the Nuer tribe. Dinka government soldiers have been fighting rebels, led mostly by the Nuer tribe ...

Mary and her family were members of the Nuer tribe in South Sudan, caught up in a vicious power struggle between the new country’s President Salva Kiir, a member of the Dinka tribe, and his Vice ...

The Dinka people, one of the largest ethnic groups in South Sudan, practice a unique marriage ritual called Anyuuc, or generous welcoming. In this ritual, newlywed brides are forbidden to cook or ...

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March 28 (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 ...