FILE PHOTO: South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar takes the oath of office at the State House in Juba (Reuters) -The reported house arrest of Riek Machar, the former bush rebel leader who ...

South Sudan's Vice President Riek Machar attends a meeting of Pope Francis with authorities, leaders of civil society and the diplomatic corps, in the garden of the Presidential Palace in Juba, ...

JUBA (Reuters) -At least four soldiers and 10 militia members were killed in fighting in an area of South Sudan where previous clashes led to the arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar, the ...

According to many independent observers (both domestic and international), the rise and growth of tribal-based militants in ...

Cardinal Stephen Ameyu urged Catholic leaders to strengthen unity and foster nonviolence as the Church responds to the plight ...

(Reuters) - Armed Nuer tribesmen killed at least 139 members of a rival tribe in an attack in a remote area of southern Sudan, an official said on Thursday. A surge of ethnic violence has resulted in ...

The temporary truce signed on Thursday by South Sudanese politicians may have halted hostilities that, according to United Nations and humanitarian estimates, have resulted in the deaths of more than ...

(Reuters) -The reported house arrest of Riek Machar, the former bush rebel leader who became South Sudan's First Vice President, marks the latest turn in the turbulent relationship with his rival, ...