South Sudan

UN Voices Concern Over Latest S.Sudan Clashes as Civilians Flee

The United Nations said Friday it was "deeply concerned" by clashes between South Sudan's military and opposition forces in a southern state, where displaced civilians told AFP they had been left without food. The world's youngest nation, which is deeply impoverished, has long been troubled by insecurity and instability. But recent fighting ...

S.Sudan Opposition Says Vice President's Arrest Ends Peace Deal

South Sudan's opposition said on Thursday the arrest overnight of First Vice President Riek Machar, long-time rival to President Salva Kiir, had invalidated their 2018 peace deal and risked plunging the country back into war. A convoy of 20 heavily armed vehicles entered Machar's residence in the capital, Juba, late on Wednesday and arrested him, ...

South Sudan Opposition Decries Strike as US Warns of Rise in Violence

The South Sudan opposition said one of its army bases near the capital Juba was bombarded late Monday as Washington warned it was "deeply concerned" by escalating violence between the rival factions. Clashes between forces allied to President Salva Kiir and his long-time rival, First Vice President Riek Machar, have left their 2018 power-sharing ...

South Sudan to Resume Oil Production on January 8

South Sudan could resume oil production "as early as tomorrow" almost a year after fighting in neighbouring Sudan ruptured a key pipeline, the government said Tuesday. The landlocked and impoverished country's vital oil had been shipped to global markets from Port Sudan on the Red Sea, with Sudan taking a cut as a transit fee. But the pipeline ...