A power-sharing deal between Kiir and Machar is unravelling, threatening a return to South Sudan’s bloody civil war.

First Vice President Riek Machar reportedly arrested after armed convoy entered his residence in the capital, Juba.

South Sudan is on the brink of a renewed civil war as violence between rival factions escalates, the United Nations has warned.

Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in South Sudan by Edem Wosornu, Director, Operations and Advocacy for OCHA, on behalf of Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for ...

The detention of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has effectively collapsed the peace deal that ended the 2013-2018 civil war, his party said on Thursday.

South Sudan is on the verge of another civil war, the UN’s top official in the country warned Monday, citing escalating violence and a stalled peace process. Tensions between President Salva ...

United Nations/Yuba, Mar 27 (EFE).- United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed concern on Thursday about the situation in South Sudan, saying the arrest of Vice president Riek ...

South Sudan was teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, the top UN official in the world’s youngest nation warned on Monday, lamenting the government’s sudden postponement of the latest ...

"The UN warns that this action takes the country ... "It should be clear to all that the people of South Sudan can ill afford to endure the consequences of the civil war," he stressed.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday warned of a deepening crisis in South Sudan, describing the situation as a "perfect storm" of conflict, humanitarian disaster, and economic collapse.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—Another conflict is looming in the world's youngest country, South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011 and saw civil war erupt shortly after its ...

March 19, 2025 (JUBA) – The situation in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state could escalate into war if parties do not take practical measures to embrace dialogue and consensus, a UN official said.