Thousands of civilians have fled the opposition-held town of Akobo in eastern South Sudan following an evacuation order ...

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan says it will not comply with a government order to shut down its base in Akobo, an opposition stronghold near the Ethiopian border where tens of thousands of ...

Government offensives, as the president looks to consolidate power, are leading to widespread abuses against civilians.

At least 169 people were killed after insurgents raided a village in a remote area of South Sudan, a local official said Monday. It's the latest bout of sporadic violence that has left the country ...

The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned Friday that senior political and military leaders are driving South Sudan toward renewed full-scale war, citing ongoing aerial ...

JUBA, South Sudan — Humanitarian organizations in South Sudan said Monday that restricted access to the conflict-hit eastern state of Jonglei has left thousands of people in need of lifesaving medical ...

CAIRO — Famine is threatening more areas in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region, a global hunger monitoring group said Thursday as an attack by paramilitary forces on a military hospital in the ...

The alarming state of South Sudan’s only international airport is a symbol of the country’s wider malaise. Conflict, particularly in north-eastern Jonglei state, has escalated sharply in recent months ...