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

The Press Secretary of First Vice-President Riek Machar, Puok Both Baluang, has confirmed the release ...

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

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

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

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

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

It is the 2nd time in 5 years Uganda has deployed troops in another country without seeking parliament approval ...

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 ...