In 1988 and 1989, a few months before we flocked to Ethiopia, Yirol was overflowing with soldiers—men described as troops of ...

A government cannot function when its leaders are always waiting for the next decree instead of building systems that outlast ...

Salva Kiir Mayardit, the incumbent President of South Sudan joined SPLM/SPLA as a low ranking officer in 1983 and promoted to 4th in command by Dr John Garang who for so long dominated and controlled ...

While a peace deal recently ended fighting between Sudan's central government and rebels to the country's south, fighting continues in eastern Sudan as well as western Darfur. Ed Gordon talks with ...

Israel has broadened its push, so far unsuccessful, to persuade other countries to take in Gazans en masse. Critics say the relocation could violate international law. By Aaron Boxerman, Natan ...

For fans of US cowboy films, Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit – with his trademark beard and wide-brimmed hat – sometimes seems cast in the role of heroic but solitary gun-slinger walking ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit (L) gestures as he leaves after attending peace talks with the South Sudanese rebels in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, March 6, 2015. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri ...

Thiik Salva Kiir, son of President Salva Kiir Mayardit, has married his longtime Kenyan partner, Helen Njeri in a private ...

Pope France, urging politicians in South Sudan to forge a consensus government, said Sunday he plans to visit the trouble African nation later this year. He also urged prayers for another troubled ...