A bloc of East African nations on Wednesday called for South Sudan's government to release detained officials and lift ...

President Salva Kiir vowed the country would not return to war, but the clashes have threatened 2018's fragile power-sharing ...

The leaders further urged the concerned parties to immediately de-escalate tensions and adhere to and respect the permanent ...

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Wednesday called for the immediate release of officials ...

A prominent South Sudanese opposition lawmaker, Gatwech Lam Puoch, was arrested in the capital, Juba, on Tuesday afternoon, ...

According to Uganda’s military chief Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Kampala has deployed troops to South Sudan’s capital, Juba, to ...

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

Last week, Igad Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu called for restraint and dialogue to defuse rising tensions in South ...

South Sudan's main opposition party, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army-In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) led by First ...

South Sudan declined on Wednesday to confirm the deployment of Ugandan troops amid rising political and military tensions, ...

East African bloc IGAD urges South Sudan's government to release detained officials and lift security restrictions amid rising factional tensions. Strained relations between political leaders Kiir and ...