US urges South Sudan president to release VP Machar from reported house arrest
The United States on Thursday called on South Sudan President Salva Kiir to release his rival First Vice President Riek ...
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U.N. warns South Sudan on brink of renewed civil war
South Sudan is on the brink of renewed civil war, according to the top U.N. official in the country. Nicolas ...
South Sudan’s VP Machar says Uganda is violating arms embargo
South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has accused Uganda of violating a United Nations arms embargo by entering the ...
East African bloc urges South Sudan to free arrested officials
A bloc of East African nations on Wednesday called for South Sudan's government to release detained officials and lift security ...
Growing tension in South Sudan as cracks emerge in ruling coalition
There is international concern over the growing tension in South Sudan as cracks emerge in the country’s ruling coalition. Recent ...
US orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan
The U.S. State Department on Sunday ordered nonemergency government personnel to leave South Sudan’s capital as tension escalates because of ...
South Sudan situation deteriorating at alarming pace, UN rights body says
Increased violence and political friction in South Sudan threaten its fragile peace process, a United Nations rights body said on ...
South Sudan vice president’s spokesman says deputy head of military arrested, risking peace deal
South Sudanese forces have arrested a senior military official allied with First Vice President Riek Machar, and deployed troops around ...
Heavy gunfire erupts in South Sudan capital of Juba
Heavy gunfire erupted in South Sudan's capital Juba on Thursday evening after security forces moved to arrest the former head ...
South Sudan’s presidency announces postponement of long-delayed election by two years
South Sudan's government has decided to postpone a long-delayed national election until December 2026, the presidency said on Friday, underscoring ...
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