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South Sudan rebel leader to attend talks with president in Addis Ababa
The meeting would be the first time that President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar have met since a peace deal between the government and Machar’s rebel group fell apart in 2016.
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Odinga to mediate face-to-face talks between Kiir, Machar
This effort to end the civil war tearing Africa’s newest country will entail Machar returning from his shelter in South Africa.
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South Sudan sentences South African to hang over aid to rebel chief
Retired colonel William Endley, 55, had been providing advice to former-vice-president-turned-rebel-leader Riek Machar.
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South Sudan sentences rebel leader's spokesman to death
James Gatdet Dak was deported to South Sudan from Kenya in November 2016, a move that rights groups and the United Nations said was in breach of international law.
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Fighting between South Sudan rival rebel groups wounds two
South Sudan’s war has largely been fought between the forces of Kiir, a Dinka, and the SPLA-IO of former vice president Machar, a Nuer.
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Western donors freeze support for 'obsolete' South Sudan peace deal
Signed in 2015, the deal collapsed when rebel leader Riek Machar, fled the country after fighting broke out in Juba last July.
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South Sudan rebel Machar declines to renounce violence – mediator
Rather than speaking with one voice, regional leaders have largely worked on South Sudan on a bilateral basis.
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South Sudan deports three US citizens who served in military
Social media accounts and a magazine interview in the names of two of the men suggested they had recently been fighting pro-Russian forces in Ukraine.
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Ramaphosa: I'm not taking bribes from South Sudan’s Kiir
The deputy president’s spokesperson Ronnie Mamoepa says these allegations are just an attempt to tarnish Cyril Ramaphosa’s name.
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Dirco confirms SA man being held political prisoner in South Sudan
William Endley left South Africa last year to work in then Deputy President Riek Machar’s security team.
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US worries about spiralling violence in South Sudan - State Department
The US has confirmed that more than 1,900 houses have been destroyed in the Central Equatoria of South Sudan.
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‘Unprecedented’ numbers face severe hunger in South Sudan – UN
The country’s hunger levels have doubled since last year, the UN agency said in a report released on Friday.
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US struggling to win enough votes for South Sudan arms embargo
A resolution needs nine votes in favour and no vetoes to be adopted, but so far only seven members were in favour.
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South Sudan opposition leader Riek Machar has left country - spokesman
Spokesman James Gatdet Dak declined to say which country Machar was in.
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Split appears in South Sudan opposition
South Sudan’s politics has long been plagued by splits and rivalries.
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South Sudan citizens protest against deployment of foreign troops
The AU summit has backed a regional protection force to bolster a 12,000-strong UN mission in South Sudan.
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Uganda troops in violence-hit South Sudan to evacuate citizens
Juba has been calm since Monday evening, when Kiir and Machar, ordered their forces to cease hostilities.
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Renewed fighting breaks out in South Sudan
Residents of Juba reported heavy gunfire near the barracks where VP Riek Machar has his headquarters.
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At least 115 soldiers killed in South Sudan clashes - opposition
Gunfire erupted on Friday evening near the state house where the President and the VP met for talks.
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UN: Up to 4.8m South Sudanese face severe food shortages
Clashes and drought in South Sudan have led to high levels of food insecurity.
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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.
