The recent outbreak of violence in South Sudan doesn’t appear to have been motivated by political directives from the country ...

Rising tensions in the east African country of South Sudan, culminating in the 26 March arrest of Vice-President Riek Machar, ...

The reported house arrest of Riek Machar, the former bush rebel leader who became South Sudan's First Vice President, marks ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit prepares for a group photo during the opening of the 38th Ordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union at the African Union ...

The deal ended a five-year-civil war, which killed an estimated 400,000 people. South Sudan is polarized between the majority Dinka tribe, which Kiir hails from, and Machar’s Nuer ethnic group ...

But they are from rival ethnic groups: Kiir is from the Dinka, the largest ... war that killed an estimated 400,000 people. Machar has served as South Sudan’s No. 2 official on and off since ...

Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar who serves as a vice president was ...