A land rights advocacy group is urging the newly appointed governor of Western Bahr el Ghazal state to prioritize an ...

The government says they are bent on overthrowing the state, but fighters insist they are defending their communities.

In South Sudan, "systemic government corruption" and "brazen predation" on the part of political elites have created a human rights crisis that must be urgently addressed, the UN Commission on Human ...

Fears that South Sudan - the world's youngest nation - could plunge into a new civil war have intensified after the party of ...

The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said Monday that systemic corruption among the country’s political leaders is directly responsible for an escalating human rights crisis. The ...

Discover the top 10 youngest countries in the world, from South Sudan and Kosovo to Timor-Leste and Palau. Learn about their ...

A fragile power-sharing agreement from 2018 between President Salva Kiir and his long-time rival, Riek Machar, has been unravelling for months.

Billions of dollars in public funds in South Sudan have been stolen over the past decade in massive government corruption ...

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir announced Thursday that he suspended Riek Machar as the country's first vice president, ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Seven of the eight men deported to South Sudan from the United States earlier this year remain in custody as local officials consider what to do with them, the foreign ...

Crude oil trade has started to see the effect of a recent ban by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on cargoes originating from Sudan, after the two countries severed ties earlier this year. In May this ...