Fighting has resumed in South Sudan eight years after a fragile peace was agreed. The conflict has caused the displacement of 280,000 people and widespread civilian casualties in the past two months ...

Fighters allied to South Sudan’s government have been accused of killing more than a dozen civilians, mostly women and ...

The key issue for many South Sudanese is the security arrangement. The deal outlined how former rebel forces and government soldiers would be brought together into a unified national army made up of ...

Heglig is Sudan’s largest oilfield and also the main processing facility for neighbouring South Sudan [File: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters] South Sudan’s military has moved into the Heglig ...

The United Nations says it is gravely concerned after a senior military leader in South Sudan urged his troops to "spare no-one" including "children, the elderly, and civilians" when they are deployed ...

Renewed fighting in South Sudan’s Jonglei state has displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians in recent weeks, damaged ...

The alarming state of South Sudan’s only international airport is a symbol of the country’s wider malaise. Conflict, particularly in north-eastern Jonglei state, has escalated sharply in recent months ...

South Sudan’s efforts to end the recruitment of child soldiers appear to be paying off. According to the UN Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, some children have just been released by the South Sudan ...

Greater Kordofan comprises three states and serves as a vital axis linking the western Darfur region, controlled by the RSF, ...

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