The Latest Breaking News from South Sudan

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.

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

The German government is temporarily closing its embassy in South Sudan

A rise in political tensions in South Sudan and an escalation of violence in the Upper Nile State have raised fears of a return to civil war in the world’s youngest nation. In early March 2025, neighbouring Uganda sent troops to South Sudan on the request of the government, and…

Sexual assault is a constant risk for many women in South Sudan

The charity says the situation has worsened with the arrival of refugees from South Sudan, where thousands are infected.

Ugandan special forces have been deployed to South Sudan's capital Juba, the Ugandan army chief said Tuesday, after rising tensions threatened a fragile peace agreement between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar.

Tension mounts in South Sudan as power deal between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar unravels.

Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva Kiir as a tense rivalry with his deputy threatens a return to civil war in the east African nation