By Godfred Zina The humanitarian crisis in South Sudan is deteriorating rapidly as a deadly combination of armed conflict, intercommunal violence, economic instability, climate change, and...
By Gregory Simpkins As I have written previously, South Sudan is critically placed in the geopolitical context. For example, waters that form the White Nile River...
AP | President Salva Kiir of South Sudan says his country’s long-delayed elections will take place in 2024 and that he will be on the ballot....
AFP | More than 50,000 fighters including former rebels from rival camps in South Sudan’s civil war were set to be integrated into the country’s army...
South Sudan’s leaders will meet in Ethiopia on Monday, the latest deadline set by East African mediators to reach a deal to end 20 months of...
Negotiations between South Sudan’s government and it’s opponents were adjourned on Friday. There is no date set for the next meeting. The conflict erupted in December...
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and rebel commander Riek Machar signed another ceasefire agreement on Monday, edging them closer to a final deal to end a...
South Sudan President Salva Kiir (l) and Riek Machar (c) exchange documents at the peace signing ceremony in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 9 2014. PHOTO/Reuters South...
East African nations have threatened to impose sanctions on South Sudan’s conflicting sides unless they resolve their differences peacefully and end “flagrant violations” of three agreements...
By Djifa Kothor In 1999, Foday Sankoh, the leader of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), came to Lome, Togo to sign a peace accord. The agreement...
Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda will send 2,500 troops to South Sudan to prevent renewed fighting between government and rebel forces, an Ethiopian official said. Soldiers from Ethiopia,...
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has called for an expeditious approval and deployment of a regional deterrence and protection force to end ongoing violations of the...
South Sudan President Salva Kiir (l) and Riek Machar (c) exchange documents at the peace signing ceremony. PHOTO/Reuters South Sudan president Salva Kiir has said that...
South Sudan’s presidential spokesman says a transitional government could be established within the next three months, following the ceasefire agreement signed last week between President Salva...
South Sudan President Salva Kiir arrived in Ethiopia’s capital on Friday to meet rebel leader Riek Machar under growing international pressure for an end to the...
South Sudan’s president has tentatively agreed to revitalize peace talks that have been stalled for months, taking the necessary step toward creating a new government and...
South Sudan’s warring factions resume face-to-face peace talks on Thursday; the third such effort this year. The resumption of negotiations coincides with U.S. Secretary of State...
Peace talks between South Sudan’s warring parties have been adjourned again to allow both sides to consult with their respective leaders, the Intergovernmental Authority for Development...
Peace talks between South Sudan’s government and elements aligned to former Vice-President Riek Machar resumed in Ethiopia on Tuesday, mediators said, urging both sides to return...
South Sudan government troops say they have recaptured Malakal town located near oil fields, in the oil rich Upper Nile state. South Sudan army spokesperson, Colonel...
East African states agreed on Thursday to deploy troops in South Sudan by mid-April to help enforce a ceasefire deal between government forces and rebels, the...
Obasanjo’s was chosen at an African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council summit in Banjul, Gambia on December 30 last year, where the AU chairperson was...
The United States has been putting pressure on South Sudan President Salva Kiir to release political prisoners loyal to former vice president, Riek Machar, in a...
South Sudan’s government and the faction aligned to former Vice President Riek Machar are scheduled to sign a ceasefire deal later on Thursday, the mediator said,...
South Sudanese rivals started peace talks on Tuesday in a bid to end the conflict that has left the world’s newest state on the brink of...
South Sudan’s warring parties have gathered in Ethiopia Thursday for peace talks aimed at ending nearly 3 weeks of a conflict that may escalate into a...
South Sudan President Salva Kiir declared a state of emergency in two states on Wednesday as his negotiators prepared for peace talks with rebels to end...
South Sudan’s government has committed to an immediate ceasefire, the country’s regional neighbors said on Friday, as they urged opposition, (now rebel) leader Riek Machar to...
There has been a coup attempt in South Sudan. Government spokesman Barnaba Marial Benjamin told reporters that police had arrested 5 political leaders with suspected links...