Forces loyal to South Sudan’s First Vice President, Riek Machar, and the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) have ...

Professor Jok Madut Jok, a prominent South Sudanese political analyst and professor of anthropology at Syracuse University in ...

Peace and Security Council (PSC) was this week warned South Sudan is “on the brink of relapse into civil war” by Nicholas ...

The situation in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state could escalate into war if parties do not take practical measures to embrace dialogue and consensus, a UN official said.“We need to look no further than ...

South Sudan said on Tuesday it was verifying reports of Sudanese armed groups present in Upper Nile state, raising concerns ...

According to Dr Remember Miamingi, a South Sudanese governance expert and human rights advocate, Dr Machar’s power hinged on two key pillars: unwavering ethnic Nuer support, which fuelled his military ...

South Sudan's security situation is volatile, as civil war-time leadership divisions deepen. The UN has expressed concern, regional mediators are scrambling and a US evacuation is underway.

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 ...

South Sudanese authorities have arrested at least 22 political and military personnel in the wake of violent clashes that ...

The Sudanese Human Rights and Development Organisation (HUDO Centre) has accused the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North under the leadership of Abdelaziz El Hilu (SPLM-N El Hilu), of bombarding ...

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