South sudan
Riek Machar: Wily warlord with pivotal role in South Sudan's bloody history
Born in 1953 in the oil-producing state of Unity, Machar was the son of a chief and comes from the Nuer, a cattle-keeping people who are the second-biggest...
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Salva Kiir: The man who led South Sudan to independence then war
President Salva Kiir's political rivalry with vice president Riek Machar triggered a civil war in late 2013 that was characterised by ethnic atrocities, rape, torture and the deaths of almost 400,000 people.
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'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, according to the UN's World Food Programme.
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From hope to despair: South Sudan marks 10 troubled years
The optimism that ushered in its hard-fought independence from Sudan evaporated as the country's new leaders went to war in 2013.
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South Sudan president announces new parliament
A decree by President Salva Kiir was then read out on the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC) on Monday, including the names of the national assembly legislators.
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As peace deal drifts, South Sudan risks fresh crisis
The peace process has drifted as South Sudan reels from economic crisis, brutal ethnic violence, an armed insurgency, and its worst hunger crisis since declaring independence from Sudan in 2011.
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South Sudan hotels kick out politicians over $50mln in unpaid bills
Some 300 politicians from different opposition groups, the ruling party and the military, have been staying in more than 18 hotels in Juba for several years.
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60% of South Sudan's population facing acute hunger, says UN
In a new joint report, UN agencies on Friday said that 1.4 million children face acute malnutrition in the conflict-ravaged eastern African nation.
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Ramphosa calls for lifting of economic sanctions on Zimbabwe, South Sudan
President Cyril Ramaphosa in his address to the UN general assembly said that developed countries needed to help underdeveloped nations fight the coronavirus.
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Rebel commander welcomes Sudan peace deal
Conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile erupted in 2011, in the wake of South Sudan's independence, resuming two decades of war.
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South Sudan: An unexplored Eden of biodiversity
South Sudan boasts Africa's biggest wetland, the Sudd, and its largest intact savanna, a stretch of untouched wilderness east of the White Nile that reaches all the way to Ethiopia.
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10 South Sudan ministers test positive for COVID-19
Minister of Information Michael Makuei told the BBC that the ministers came into contact with a former member of the high-level task force on the coronavirus.
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Hundreds killed in South Sudan tribal clashes - ICRC
Violence has risen in recent months after the government in February designated ten new states, including Jonglei, but failed to agree on governor appointments, creating a power vacuum.
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First virus death in S.Sudan, alarm over cases in camps
The country, emerging from a devastating six-year civil war, has recorded 231 cases since its first case on April 5. The number was just 35 two weeks ago.
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South Sudan's Kiir unveils new cabinet
A presidential decree naming the 34 ministers and 10 deputies was read out on state television.
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S.Sudan's Kiir, Machar agree to form unity government on Saturday
Salva Kiir confirmed that they had agreed to join together for the third time in government -- an experiment which has twice previously ended in disaster.
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S.Sudan citizens 'deliberately starved' by warring parties: UN
The three-member commission looked into abuses between the signing of a peace deal in September 2018 and December 2019.
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South Sudan rebels reject president's peace compromise
The rejection by rebel chief Riek Machar dashes hopes of breaking a deadlock and ending a six-year conflict that has left at least 380,000 people dead and millions in dire poverty.
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South Sudan cuts number of states from 32 to 10, unlocking peace process
The regional group IGAD had given the government until Saturday to find a solution over the number of states the country should have.
