Both the army and rebels are accusing each other of breaching the Addis Ababa peace accord after a series of attacks were launched in Unity and Upper Nile states. Read more »
The United Nations has warned that hundreds of thousands of mostly children in the country's crisis-torn areas are at imminent risk of death due to the outbreak. Read more »
President Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar have agreed on a peace accord. They met in Addis Ababa for the first time since the eruption in December 2013 of the civil war that ... Read more »
The United States has imposed sanctions on army generals from both factions accusing them of being responsible for ongoing violence and human rights abuses in the country. Read more »
The army says it has recapture Nasir town one of the areas hosting rebel fighters and also Bentiu, capital of the strategic Unity state. Read more »
Secretary of State John Kerry visited Ethiopia to encourage democratic development, promote respect for human rights, advance peace and security, engage with civil society and ... Read more »
The United Nations human rights chief has warned the country is on the verge of catastrophe and has called on leaders to relinquish their "personal power struggle" and steer the ... Read more »
As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made a whirlwind visit to east and central Africa, pressure mounted for a tougher U.S. stand on the escalating conflict in South Sudan. Frank ... Read more »
THe government say it will release all detainees accused of plotting to overthrow President Salva Kiir after the administrationt decided to drop the charges against them in a bid ... Read more »
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