The government of President Salva Kiir has been accused of gross incompetence, as fighting between rebels and security forces pushes toward the capital.

South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar is planning to return to Juba in May under a power-sharing deal that a UN envoy said Tuesday offered the "best chance" of ending the war. UN envoy David Shearer ...

The United Nations Security Council had expressed serious concern over the failure of South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar to return to Juba to take up his old post as deputy to President Salva ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JUBA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - South Sudan's government urged opposition forces to halt fighting on Tuesday, saying a rebel advance and ...

The President of South Sudan and head of the country's main rebel group have signed a final ceasefire and power sharing agreement and hailed a new longed-for era of peace in the country. "I call on ...

South Sudan’s oil exports faced a new threat after rebels in war-torn Sudan seized facilities key to transporting crude to the Red Sea. Workers fled and operations were halted at Heglig, an oil hub in ...

JUBA, Sudan -- Southern Sudan's former rebels on Thursday suspended participation in the central government, accusing it of failing to abide by a peace deal in a dispute that threatens a rare success ...

South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar returned to the capital Juba on Wednesday to celebrate a peace deal, more than two years after fierce fighting erupted in the city and forced him to flee the ...