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UN: S Sudan warring parties abducted hundreds of women & girls
The abuses were committed during a civil war by forces loyal to the government of President Salva Kiir and rebels fighting for Riek Machar.
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Study estimates 190,000 people killed in South Sudan's civil war
Fighting broke out in December 2013 after a political disagreement between President Salva Kiir and the former vice president he had sacked, Riek Machar.
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Hope, scepticism as warring South Sudan leaders sign peace deal
The agreement was greeted with applause and ululations from the delegates, but also concerns from some parties that it might not be honoured.
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South Sudan rebel chief approves peace deal with rival Kiir
The warring parties have already inked several agreements, including a permanent ceasefire and a power-sharing deal.
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South Sudan rebel leader ‘refuses to sign latest peace deal’
Sudan has helped broker talks between the rebels and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir which appeared to achieve a breakthrough in recent months.
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South Sudan president Kiir grants amnesty to rebel leader Machar, others
On Sunday Kiir, SPLM-IO leader Machar - the president’s former deputy - and other groups signed a ceasefire and power-sharing agreement in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
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South Sudanese say hope peace deal helps revive economy
On Sunday, President Salva Kiir and his former vice president turned rebel leader, Riek Machar, signed a ceasefire and power-sharing agreement in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
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South Sudan's Salva Kiir: New peace deal will not collapse
At a news conference in Juba, Kiir said he would travel to Khartoum to sign the agreement at the ceremony on Sunday.
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South Sudan government, main opposition group sign peace deal
Apart from Machar, Kiir will have four more deputies during an interim period under the agreement that was guided by Sudan and other east African nations.
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South Sudan's warring sides accuse each other of attacks, 18 killed
Lul Ruai Koang, spokesman for the government military SPLA said rebels attacked Maban in Upper Nile state in the far northeast near the border with Sudan on Sunday.
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Riek Machar could come back to SA due to brokered ceasefire
All hopes were dashed when government forces and Sudanese rebels launched a joint attack hours after a “permanent” ceasefire agreement.
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South Sudan rivals sign peace agreement in Khartoum
The agreement made in the Sudanese capital Khartoum aims to end a war in which tens of thousands of people have been killed. Previous peace deals have broken down.
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South Sudan leaders to sign peace deal today
It follows two days of talks in the Sudanese capital between President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar.
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Warring South Sudan leaders reach agreement on 'some points' - Sudanese minister
Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed said the points agreed on would be announced on Wednesday morning.
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South Sudan rivals say hope for peace at meet in Khartoum
The war that broke out in 2013, less than two years after oil-rich South Sudan gained independence from Sudan, has killed tens of thousands and forced millions from their homes.
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South Sudan rules out rebel leader Machar re-joining govt
Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir met in Addis Ababa this week for the first time since a peace deal collapsed spectacularly in 2016.
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South Sudan's president, rebel leader to meet again next week - Sudan government
Kiir and Machar met in the Ethiopian capital this week, the first time the two men had met since 2016 when a peace deal collapsed spectacularly.
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South Sudan President meets Machar for peace talks
They met face-to-face in Addis Ababa for a working visit on Wednesday night ahead of talks on Thursday.
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South Sudan president Kiir departs for Ethiopia ahead of peace talks
According to a senior member of Kiir’s delegation, IGAD has decided to call face-to-face dialogue between the president and Riek Machar.
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South Sudan rebel leader Machar arrives in Ethiopia for talks to end civil war
South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Ethiopia on Wednesday for a meeting with South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, as part of talks to try to negotiate an end to a five-year-old civil war.
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South Sudan civil war foes to meet in Ethiopia - Addis ministry
The ethnically-charged conflict has killed tens of thousands of people in the world’s youngest country and repeatedly brought large parts of its population to the brink of famine.
