Juba
'Just a dream': Hope for South Sudan dashed after horror decade
Hunger has reached levels not seen since independence. Some 60% of the population -- around seven million people -- are enduring severe food shortages,...
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Sudan PM Hamdok arrives in Juba on first official trip
Hamdok, heading an 18-member transitional government following the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir, is set to meet South Sudan President Salva Kiir as well as Sudanese opposition leaders on his two-day visit
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South Sudan rebel leader Machar back in Juba after two years
Riek Machar, who under the terms of the peace deal is to be reinstated as vice president, had not set foot in the city since he fled in July 2016.
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South Sudan president says soldiers who rape should be shot
South Sudan was plunged into a sporadic civil war in 2013 when Salva Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, fired his deputy, an ethnic Nuer.
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South Sudan agrees to more UN troops in bid to avoid arms embargo
East African regional bloc IGAD pushed for a regional protection force and has pledged to provide the troops.
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UN approves 4,000 more troops to secure peace in South Sudan capital
The authorisation follows several days of heavy fighting involving tanks and helicopters in Juba last month.
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US accuses South Sudan sides of blocking peace
Machar, the US said, had obstructed arrangements by arbitrarily asking for more forces & heavy weapons.
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South Sudan deny using cluster bombs
The UN mission in South Sudan said on Monday the bombs had been found on 10 February.
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Sudan: talks with South Sudan underway
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir has begun oil field protection discussions with Salva Kiir.
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South Sudan conflict worsens
Three US aircraft came under fire from unidentified forces on Saturday.
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South Sudan troops remain on border
South Sudan’s army fails to withdraw its troops from the Sudan border.
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Bashir wants peace with S.Sudan
Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said Sudan wants a lasting peace with South Sudan.
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South Sudan, Sudan trade fresh accusations
Tensions simmer between Sudan and South Sudan.
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Prisoners freed in South Sudan
Juba hopes that by freeing prisoners of war, tensions with Khartoum will be eased.
