If surging tensions between South Sudan’s president and first vice president are not addressed on time, the country risks ...

Tensions are running dangerously high after an opposition-linked militia overran an army base loyal to President Salva Kiir in South Sudan's Upper Nile state. Regional leaders should urgently press ...

The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) is the current name of what was formerly known as the Sudan People’s ...

The South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) has accused First Vice President Riek Machar of obstructing efforts to ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a joint statement addressed to South Sudan's coalition government, Igad diplomats expressed concern that ongoing fighting in Nasir County was undermining the 2018 Revitalised Peace Agreement. “We ...

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 ...

It’s Excelsa, which is native to South Sudan and a handful of other African countries. (AP Video: Sam Mednick. Produced by Teresa de Miguel) NZARA COUNTY, South Sudan (AP) — Catherine Bashiama runs ...

A United Nations helicopter was attacked and a crew member killed in South Sudan while attempting to ... Machar's forces of fomenting unrest in Nasir County, Upper Nile State in league with ...