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The high-level visit to Juba came amid mounting tensions and stalled progress in the implementation of the 2018 accord.
IGAD's Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu urged all actors to avoid unilateral actions and respect the framework of the 2018 accord, still regarded...
Machar's detention under house arrest, for trying to stir up a rebellion through his supposed support for the White Army militia in Upper Nile, has ig...
Behind the diplomatic language lies a tense and rapidly deteriorating political crisis that risks dragging the region back into conflict.
Mudavadi also acknowledged that the ongoing crises, including the South Sudan conflict, Al-Shabaab threats, and instability in Marsabit, have delayed...
Now a decade on, Kiir's administration has detained Machar, his longtime rival, threatening once again to ignite conflict in an impoverished country i...
Foreign governments have warned that civil war could break out again in South Sudan following weeks of escalating tensions that originated in fighting...
Dr Machar and his wife, Angelina Teny, were placed under house arrest on Wednesday night, an action that now threatens peace in the fragile nation.
Chad condemned threats made against it by the same senior military official that claimed that N'Djamena and Amdjarass were legitimate military targets...
Amid cabinet reshuffles, arrests of senior officials in Juba, and a resurgence of militia activity in Upper Nile State, the risk of a renewed civil wa...
IGAD’s Executive Secretary Dr Workneh Gebeyehu said the authority’s Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification will...
The United Nations rights agency said on Saturday that increased violence and political friction in South Sudan threatened the fragile peace process
Earlier this month, security forces loyal to President Salva Kiir arrested two ministers and several senior military officials allied with Riek Machar...
The graphic images, which sparked violent protests and retaliatory killings across the country, have been removed from the social media platforms.
President Kiir dismissed the country’s army chief, police inspector-general, and central bank governor in a significant reshuffle following recent sec...
The incident, described by the national army as a "misunderstanding" between layers of security forces stationed at the home, left two soldiers wounde...
His business has a huge impact on the refugee community as he has created jobs for young people who lack employment.
The visit follows the recent Nairobi Tumaini Peace Initiative, which Kiir is keen to update Ramaphosa on, especially since the initiative has reset af...
Machar accused the initiative of overstepping its mandate and undermining the East African Community's existing revitalised peace agreement and sovere...
The DRC’s military spending had the highest increase in the world in 2023. Its US$794 million spending was 105 per cent higher than in 2022.
The heavily armed raiders came from Rubkona County of neighbouring Unity State to reclaim cattle stolen by youth from Ruweng Administrative Area.
Since the conflict began, one in three South Sudanese has been displaced, with over 4 million forced from their homes.
She extended appreciation to Kenyan President William Ruto for his role in the process and urged all involved parties to set aside political differenc...
The charges had led to the temporary suspension of crucial aid deliveries to the nation, where thousands rely on external humanitarian assistance.
A delegation from the Juba government, led by Albino Mathem, the country’s presidential envoy, arrived in Nairobi on Tuesday, ahead of the scheduled t...
It comes as South Sudan prepares for its first post-independence elections scheduled for December this year, but uncertainty looms over whether the el...
Ramaphosa met with key South Sudanese actors, including President Salva Kiir, and his first deputy Riek Machar, to receive updates on the peace agreem...
The upcoming rotation will see approximately 270 troops leaving Korea in phases, beginning on Sunday and continuing on April 14, for an eight-month mi...
Suspected armed youths belonging to the Anyuak ethnic group from Pochalla County ambushed a convoy on Tuesday morning.
