The precarious peace deal that has held South Sudan together since 2018 is on the brink of collapse, and observers warn the ...

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

Save the Children says 2.3 million children under the age of five in South Sudan have been pushed into life threatening acute malnutrition.

Machar, a member of the Nuer tribe, served at the time in a government led by Salva Kiir, a member of the Dinka tribe, which is the largest in South Sudan. In December 2013, the two men had a ...

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.

The deal ended a five-year-civil war, which killed an estimated 400,000 people. South Sudan is polarized between the majority Dinka tribe, which Kiir hails from, and Machar’s Nuer ethnic group ...

(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 ...

Tensions between Kiir's Dinka people, the country's largest ethnic group, and Machar's Nuer community have lingered, with both men accused of putting tribal interests ahead of national priorities.

In an apparent attempt to boost his stature as a leader of the Nuer, South Sudan's second largest tribe after the Dinka, Machar has kept in his possession a ceremonial stick once carried by a ...