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Pope to host South Sudan's divided leaders in peace retreat next week
The meeting called a 'spiritual retreat,' could increase the chances of a visit by the pope to the South Sudanese capital, Juba.
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Radebe: No irregularities with proposed $1bn South Sudan oil deal
According to a report, the deal had raised eyebrows in government circles and could land Energy Minister Jeff Radebe in trouble.
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Chess, the war game building bridges in South Sudan
Angelo Legge was introduced to club chess during his civil engineering studies in Khartoum during the south's war for independence from Sudan.
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South Sudan embraces old enemy Sudan, now rocked by protests
South Sudan won independence from Sudan in 2011 following decades of brutal fighting marked by the mass abduction and enslavement of children, scorched earth ethnic cleansing and famines.
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At least seven officials killed in Sudan helicopter crash - news agency
The officials had been carrying out a security tour of the province.
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UN condemns spate of 'brutal' sexual attacks in South Sudan
On Friday, the aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres said that unknown gunmen had raped 125 women during a 10-day spree of violence in Bentiu, but local officials disputed the report.
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Unknown gunmen rape 125 women in South Sudan - aid agency
As well as rape, survivors of the violence in Bentiu also reported being whipped, beaten and clubbed with sticks and rifle butts, MSF said in a statement.
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Despite sanctions South Sudan stays armed for war - report
Kampala is alleged to have transferred to South Sudan weapons legally supplied to Uganda in 2014 and 2015 from manufacturers in Europe and the US, most likely without the knowledge of the companies involved.
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South Africa to invest $1bn in South Sudan's oil sector
South Sudan’s oil industry is dominated by Asian firms including China National Petroleum Corporation, Malaysia’s Petronas and India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation.
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Thousands of child soldiers still trapped after South Sudan war - UN
Gamba, who has spoken to former child soldiers in the country, said a lack of resources to re-integrate the children meant they remained at extremely high risk of abuse.
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President of war-torn South Sudan to mediate Sudan peace talks
Successive rounds of peace talks between Khartoum and the rebels have ended without a deal.
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South Sudan pardons SA mercenary from death sentence
William Endley, an ex-defence force colonel, was sentenced to death in February for espionage and conspiring to overthrow the government.
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President Kiir apologises to South Sudan for years of civil war suffering
He was speaking at a peace ceremony in the capital Juba attended by the returned rebel leader Riek Machar who’s been restored a vice president.
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South Sudan rebel leader Machar: We are for peace
The new deal aims to end a civil war that erupted in the world's youngest country in December 2013 and uprooted about four million people - roughly a third of the population.
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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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Rebel leader to attend peace ceremony in South Sudan
It will be the first time Riek Machar has set foot in the city since he fled two years ago under a hail of gunfire when an earlier peace deal collapsed.
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Warring parties in South Sudan abducted hundreds of women and girls -UN
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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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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David Mabuza visits South Sudan for peace, stability talks
The deputy president is set to engage with South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit and other political groups on the implementation of the peace agreement.
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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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South Sudan doctor wins UN refugee prize
Evan Atar Adaha's Maban hospital in the South Sudanese town of Bunj serves more than 144,000 refugees from Blue Nile state in neighbouring Sudan, UNHCR said.
