By Vibhu Mishra South Sudan is teetering on the brink of a return to full-scale civil war as violence escalates and political ...

By Vibhu Mishra The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Wednesday called for an immediate end to hostilities and urgent ...

The United Nations chief is urging regional and international leaders to prevent South Sudan from falling “over the abyss” ...

Machar's SPLM-IO party said South Sudan's defence minister and its chief of national security "forcefully entered" Machar's residence in the capital, Juba, on Wednesday evening to deliver an ...

First Vice President Riek Machar reportedly arrested after armed convoy led by government officials entered his residence in the capital, Juba. Former rebel leader and South Sudan's First Vice ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s main opposition party said its leader Riek Machar has been arrested as the U.N. called on all parties to uphold the 2018 agreement that ended the country ...

Watch moreUN says South Sudan leaders fuelling violence and instability Machar's party says a military base and two military training centres around Juba have been attacked by government forces ...

FILE - South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, right, and Vice President Riek Machar, left, attend a Holy Mass led by Pope Francis at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan Sunday ...

On Saturday, the German government temporarily closed its embassy in the capital Juba. "After years of fragile peace, South Sudan is once again on the brink of civil war," German Foreign Minister ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s main opposition party said Thursday a peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war has collapsed, following the arrest of its leader Riek Machar a ...