A cease fire has been agreed for January 15 by the government and all the opposition parties in South Africa. The agreement was mediated by the lay Catholic Saint Egidio Community. ... Read more »

The First Vice President Taban Deng Gai is accused of serious human rights abuses and trying to derail the country's peace process - actions the U.S. says have extended the ... Read more »

Lawyers say goverment has pardoned dozens of prisoners including prominent academic Peter Biar Ajak and businessman Kerbino Woo  who has been in prison since April 2018. Read more »

President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar have agreed to form a transitional unity government by a February 2020 deadline even if they don't resolve key political disputes ... Read more »

The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on five South Sudanese nationals for their alleged role in the abduction and execution of two prominent critics of President Salva Kiir's ... Read more »

Aid groups are predicting a sharp increase in food insecurity in South Sudan after weeks of torrential rain destroyed thousands of acres of cropland and washed away livestock and ... Read more »

A United Nations panel of experts has described the deployment of Ugandan troops to Yei River State as a violation of an international arms embargo, adding that Kenya has "not ... Read more »

The United States says it is "gravely disappointed" by the failure of South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar to to form a transitional unity ... Read more »

South Sudan's president and chief rebel leader have agreed to postpone formation of a transitional unity government for 100 days. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced the ... Read more »

The International Organization for Migration announced that it has suspended Ebola screening activities at various locations near the border with DR Congo, after three of its staff ... Read more »