Politicians have expressed mixed feelings regarding President Salva Kiir's decision to give amnesty to rebel leader Riek Machar and other groups who have been fighting to topple ... Read more »

President Salva Kiir has announced a wide-ranging deal to incorporate warring factions into the government after a meeting with his arch-rival Riek Machar and an alliance of ... Read more »

The government and main rebel group have signed a preliminary power-sharing deal aimed at ending the country's civil war, but a coalition of nine opposition parties has refused to ... Read more »

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar "have not demonstrated the leadership required to bring genuine peace and ... Read more »

The U.N. Security Council passed a resolution to renew the South Sudan sanctions regime and for an arms embargo until May 31, 2019. Read more »

South Sudan's leaders, regional partners, the international community, and the Troika, need to shift from a short-term approach to a more sustainable one. This should take several ... Read more »

The UN has accused the government of deliberately attacking civilians, particularly women and children, in what it says appears to be a "scorched earth" policy against opposition ... Read more »

Hopes for an end to the nearly five-year civil war has been deflated after rebels have rejected a new peace deal that according to the government had been agreed to by both ... Read more »

South Sudan President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar met for peace talks in Uganda on Saturday in an attempt to end a civil war that has gone on for more than four years. ... Read more »

Amid destruction and failed politics, church leaders emerged as the only players left standing with any credibility and national recognition, enabling them to effectively lobby the ... Read more »