Twelve years ago today, neighbouring South Sudan was plunged into a civil war following the fallout between the Sudan ...

GENEVA, November 23 (UNHCR) - At more than 1.8 metres tall and always clad in something striking, Aguil de'Chut Deng stands out in a crowd. The ethnic Dinka made a big impression during UNHCR's annual ...

FILE PHOTO: South Sudan's Vice President Riek Machar addresses a news conference in Juba NAIROBI (Reuters) - South Sudanese forces have arrested the petroleum minister and several senior military ...

Each day they rebuild river defences using clay and papyrus, but increased flooding driven by recent climate change has made ...

The temporary truce signed on Thursday by South Sudanese politicians may have halted hostilities that, according to United Nations and humanitarian estimates, have resulted in the deaths of more than ...

At least three mass graves were uncovered in South Sudan in recent days, yet another grim development in the deepening conflict in the country. The graves are the latest evidence of ...

FILE PHOTO: South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar takes the oath of office at the State House in Juba (Reuters) -The reported house arrest of Riek Machar, the former bush rebel leader who ...

(Reuters) -The reported house arrest of Riek Machar, the former bush rebel leader who became South Sudan's First Vice President, marks the latest turn in the turbulent relationship with his rival, ...