South Sudan's rival leaders should "honour" Pope Francis' legacy by ending the country's conflict, the Vatican's diplomatic ...

Escalating violence between factions led by the president and vice president, compounded by regional proxy dynamics, risks ...

Months of clashes between Kiir's forces and those loyal to the first vice-president Machar, who was arrested in March, have ...

Pope Francis’ more than 12-year pontificate deeply resonated with the people of God in Africa, with one exception related to ...

The United Nations called for a cessation of hostilities between the army and fighters loyal to South Sudan’s deputy ...

As the gateway to the Sahara, the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, Sudan’s location gives it enormous geostrategic importance ...

There are alarming signs that history is about to repeat as domestic political factions position themselves for a return to ...

South Sudan's army said it had recaptured a key town in Upper Nile state that it lost to an ethnic Nuer militia in March in ...

South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar speaks to the media about the situation in South Sudan following a peace agreement the ...

Riek Machar (L) and Salva Kiir (R) - seen here together in 2020 - had been allies within the SPLM before falling out Rising tensions in the east African country of South Sudan, culminating in the ...

Rising tensions in the east African country of South Sudan, culminating in the 26 March arrest of Vice-President Riek Machar, have sparked concerns that the world's youngest nation is heading for ...

and his opponent Vice President Riek Machar formed a joint transitional government in 2020, which is now on the verge of collapseImage: Tiksa Negeri/REUTERS The United States and South Sudan have ...