The Republic of South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011, following decades of bloody civil war. However, ...

South Sudan said on Tuesday it would consolidate relations with neighbouring Sudan, aiming to enhance strategic coordination ...

Clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have already resulted in over 150,000 ...

In 2010, Dr Lam Akol cautioned South Sudanese against prematurely voting for independence. He warned that a weak government ...

A series of advances by the Sudanese military has led some observers to posit that the African nation’s yearslong civil war could be at a crucial turning point. Even if it were to end tomorrow, the ...

Sudan was always opposed to South Sudan's secession, and the continued fighting in Sudan poses serious threats to its southern neighbor. Sudan shares a border with South Sudan, and there are ...

Observers say the country is still on a knife edge with politically-motivated purges targeting Machar allies who are either dismissed from their positions or detained.

South Sudan has reversed its decision to deny entry to a man it said was a Congolese national deported by the United States after Washington imposed a blanket visa ban on South Sudanese citizens.

As president, he oversaw the Second Sudanese Civil War, the secession of South Sudan, and the conflict in Darfur. The Darfur war, which broke out in 2003, was later condemned by the International ...