By Declan Walsh Reporting from Nairobi, Kenya Gunmen attacked a United Nations helicopter on an evacuation mission in a volatile part of South Sudan on Friday, killing one crew member and injuring ...

Fighting reportedly broke out in Nasir in Upper Nile state on February 14 and 15, the UN mission in South Sudan says.

One person working with the United Nations peace-keeping mission to South Sudan and several members of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces were killed during an evacuation exercise in the ...

Civilians sheltering in the vast Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur region are now “nearly impossible” to reach, the UN’s top aid official in the country warned on Thursday.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. South Sudan refugee children attend a class in Juba, South Sudan Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian ...

South Sudan's government has defended the controversial detention of allies of First Vice President Riek Machar, warning that they were involved in skirmishes in Upper Nile State. Government ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, right, and Vice President Riek Machar, left, attend a Holy Mass led by ...

Fighting reportedly broke out in Nasir in Upper Nile state on February 14 and 15, the UN mission in South Sudan says. Fighting broke out between the South Sudan People's Defence Forces and 'armed ...

The South Sudanese president has not given reasons for the latest changes in government South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked two of his vice-presidents, the country's spy chief and other ...

South Sudan on Thursday announced the closure of all schools for two weeks due to an ongoing extreme heatwave that has caused some students to collapse. This is the second time the country ...

A United Nations helicopter was attacked and a crew member killed in South Sudan while attempting to rescue soldiers on Friday, in an incident described as a possible war crime. A fragile power ...

The Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is currently in South Sudan, following an invitation from President Salva Kiir. The visit aimed to assess the devastating impacts of climate ...