In a twist of events, President Salva Kiir reconstituted the High-Level Ad Hoc Committee on the Implementation of the ...

Aid groups and opposition politicians in South Sudan say that dozens of civilians have been killed or badly injured in ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Thursday declared a state of emergency in areas hit by deadly inter-communal clashes ...

A divided U.N. Security Council has voted to extend an arms embargo on South Sudan, where escalating political tensions have ...

Because of the unpredictable situation in South Sudan’s northern Upper Nile State, President Salva Kiir has requested the ...

More than 165,000 people have been displaced by violence in South Sudan in the last three months, with around 100,000 fleeing ...

A divided UN Security Council narrowly voted to extend an arms embargo and sanctions on South Sudan amid rising political ...

The Security Council's decision follows a spate of violence in South Sudan. In March 2025, a deadly attack was launched by ...

Chan Reec Madut was appointed by Kiir in August 2011, shortly after the country gained independence in July of that year.

The UN Security Council is due to vote in late May on whether to renew an arms embargo on South Sudan for another year.