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South Sudan’s president and a former rebel leader agreed to delay forming a unity government for 100 days beyond the November 12 deadline, Uganda’s...

Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok flew to South Sudan on a two-day visit to cement a new plan for peace talks with rebel groups...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar agreed to form a transitional government by mid-November, the country’s information minister said. They...

South Sudan’s ruling and opposition parties agreed to six more months to form a unity government as part of a peace deal signed in...

Embattled Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is receiving words of support from unlikely places as he faces protests calling for him to step down. South Sudan...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a peace agreement on the margins of a regional summit in...

South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar refused to sign the latest draft of a peace deal with the Juba government to end...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir is ready to accept a peace deal to end a civil war and set up an inclusive...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir is ready to accept a peace deal to end a civil war and set up an inclusive...

South Sudan's government and rebels signed an accord on security arrangements after talks in Khartoum, witnesses said, a step to a power-sharing...

South Sudanese government forces and rebels launched attacks on each other's positions, both sides said, the day a ceasefire that formed part...

South Sudanese rebels maintain more time is needed to secure lasting peace in the country and it is necessary to address the...

South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Ethiopia on Wednesday for a meeting with President Salva Kiir, part of talks to...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir will meet his rival and former vice president Riek Machar in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, as part...

Clashes broke out near South Sudan's capital Juba between government troops and rebels, officials said, the latest violation of a ceasefire signed...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir's government is using food as a weapon of war to target civilians by blocking life-saving aid in...

As fresh fighting looms in South Sudan with the onset of the dry season, there is little chance of peace talks to...

South Sudan's former army chief is being confined to his home for security reasons, the country's defence minister said. Paul Malong was sacked...

Fighting broke out between two rebel groups in South Sudan's southern Equatoria region, a rebel official said, adding another dimension to an...

Western donor nations will commit no further resources to support implementation of South Sudan's peace deal until East Africa's leaders find a...

When rebel leader Riek Machar fled the South Sudanese capital Juba last year, General Saki James Palaoko helped him escape government air...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has declared a three month state of emergency in his home state, where clashes have raged for...

The Vatican has scrapped tentative plans for Pope Francis to make a visit this year to South Sudan, which has been hit...

The president of war-ravaged South Sudan declared a unilateral ceasefire and promised to release political prisoners, but with no sign of a...

Seven South Sudanese opposition groups, including that of rebel leader Riek Machar, said they had agreed to work closely in a bid...

South Sudan's ousted army chief said he will return to Juba, two days after being dismissed and leaving the city in a...

South Sudan's sacked army chief Paul Malong has left the capital for his home state, the defence minister said, raising concerns over...

Sudan has warned South Sudan to cease its support for rebel groups at war with Khartoum, accusing its president of meeting with...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has pardoned two senior government officials and promised to release other political prisoners, as his rule faces...

The president of South Sudan said on Monday soldiers who rape civilians should be shot, trying to mollify citizens outraged by security...

The new head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, David Shearer, met with President Salva Kiir in the country's capital...

South Sudan will consider a United Nations plan to send in troops and stop the country's episode of violence, President Salva Kiir...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir fired six ministers allied to his long-time rival Riek Machar late on Tuesday, widening a political rift...

The United Nations warned South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Tuesday that any political appointments must be consistent with a peace deal...

South Sudan's army and rebel forces blamed each other on Sunday for violating a ceasefire hours after it came into effect, fighting...

Telsach Gad, a teacher in South Sudan, had high hopes for a better life when his country became independent in 2011 after...