When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 to a chorus of worldwide congratulations and celebrations, ...

Soon after, violence erupted between presidential guard soldiers from the two largest ethnic groups in South Sudan. Soldiers from the Dinka ethnic group aligned with Kiir, and those from the Nuer ...

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar is under arrest and will be investigated on charges of trying to stir up ...

The United Nations chief is urging regional and international leaders to prevent South Sudan from falling "over the abyss" ...

The top U.N. official in South Sudan is warning that the country is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war.

March 12, 2025 (ABYEI)– Traditional authorities in Abyei, a disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan, have rejected pressure to join the ongoing war in Sudan, citing its negative impact on ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa ... is an ethnic Dinka. Machar's party denies any links. Earlier this month the White Army overran ...

The leaders, representing the nine Ngok Dinka chiefdoms and the Misseriya, made the commitment after an 11-day training session held in Todach, north of Abyei town, from February 16 to 26.

The US is evacuating non-emergency personnel from oil-rich South Sudan amid concerns that Africa ... Kiir is from the rival Dinka ethnic group. On Saturday two United Nations helicopters operating ...

Civil war erupted in South Sudan in late 2013 when a rift between Kiir and Machar escalated into fighting along ethnic lines. Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, accused a group of soldiers loyal to Machar ...