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More than two dozen Doctors Without Borders workers remain unaccounted for a month after attacks in South Sudan...Staff members who had been contacted described “destruction, violence and extreme hardships.”

The United Nations says dozens of civilians have been killed in renewed violence in northern South Sudan over the past 48 hours.

South Sudan has seen renewed fighting in recent weeks between government soldiers and fighters loyal to the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO). The United Nations says an estimated 280,000 people have...

Medical NGO says targeted attacks have forced the closure of hospitals, while UN says 280,000 displaced in Jonglei state.

Humanitarian organizations in South Sudan said Monday that restricted access to the conflict-hit eastern state of Jonglei has left thousands of people in need of lifesaving medical care and food assistance at risk, as th...

South Sudan’s army, following territorial losses in recent weeks, has announced a major military operation against opposition forces, raising fears for civilian safety.

Three governments that were central to South Sudan’s peace process urged leaders on Thursday to end renewed fighting and focus on implementing the peace agreement that ended a deadly conflict, warning against a return to...

South Sudan’s government has grounded four aircraft registered under the United Nations mission there, alleging that they were used for illegal surveillance and smuggling, which the U.N. denied.

South Sudan has sent its troops to neighboring Sudan to guard the strategic Heglig oil field near the border, its military head said on Thursday, days after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of it.

Dozens of people were killed Tuesday evening in a drone strike near Sudan’s largest oil processing facility carried out by the Sudanese Armed Forces, according to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

A gunman hijacked a small aid plane in South Sudan on Tuesday and forced the pilot to fly for several hours before the aircraft landed safely in the northern town of Wau, police said. The suspect was arrested on the runw...

South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir, has sacked one of his five vice presidents in a series of firings that come amid escalating internal conflict.

An international ceasefire monitor says parties to South Sudan ‘s faltering peace agreement have recruited new fighters and abducted children to participate in a conflict that observers have warned could widen again into...

The criminal trial of South Sudan’s suspended vice president began in the capital Monday as Riek Machar appeared in a cage alongside his co-defendants.

South Sudan’s largest opposition movement has asked its supporters to mobilize to defend their country days after longtime opposition leader Riek Machar was indicted and suspended from his position as First Vice Presiden...

The number of aid workers kidnapped in South Sudan has more than doubled this year, according to two senior humanitarian officials working for international groups.

South Sudan First Vice President Riek Machar faces charges of treason and other serious crimes, local justice authorities said Thursday, as fears grow that the east African country could be edging toward a return to civi...

Two days of clashes between government forces and rebel fighters in South Sudan are raising fears for the country’s fragile peace agreement.

The president of South Sudan Salva Kiir has dismissed the army chief after seven months in the role and appointed a successor, as announced on state radio.

A landmark military court has officially begun proceedings in Wau, capital of Western Bahr El Ghazal, aiming to address serious misconduct by members of South Sudan’s People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF). The move is seen as...