Tensions have been mounting in Nasir County, Upper Nile State, between forces allied to Kiir and Machar, threatening to undermine a fragile peace-sharing agreement.

World: "The violence is putting already vulnerable communities at greater risk and forcing the suspension of life-saving services," Anita Kiki Gbeho, an official with OCHA in South Sudan, said in a ...

The civil society organization, the Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), on Tuesday, said it ...

South Sudan said on Monday it had carried out air strikes against rebels in the northwest of the country as hostilities escalated.Clashes in Nasir County, Upper Nile State, between forces loyal to ...

South Sudan’s government has asked civilians to leave a northern area a day after the army conducted an airstrike against an ...

Dr Machar is in danger of losing his clout as one of the country's leading political ...

An attack on a U.N. helicopter has highlighted rising tensions in the world’s youngest country, where a seven-year-old peace ...

An airstrike by South Sudan's airforce killed at least 19 people in Nasir, intensifying fears of a renewed civil war. The ...

An airstrike by South Sudan's airforce killed at least 19 people in the country's east, residents said, less than two weeks after government forces withdrew from the area following intense fighting ...

Violence is worsening in South Sudan according to the Vatican representative to the African country, saying the world’s ...

Siddhi Joshi and Ananya Kohli contributed to this report.  South Sudanese authorities arrested 22 political and military personnel in violation of human rights obligations in mid-February, according ...

Since March 4, at least 22 individuals have been detained by authorities, raising concerns over due process and human rights ...