The Economist2d
Another civil war looms in South Sudan
Many South Sudanese worry that Juba could soon be consumed by violence again. In 2020 the two main adversaries in the civil ...
Oil-Rich South Sudan’s Economy to Shrink 30%, World Bank Says
South Sudan’s economy will contract by about 30% in the fiscal year ending June, but could rebound after the resumption of ...
Uganda deploys special forces to South Sudan to protect the government as fears of civil war grow
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 ...
CBS News6d
U.S. orders non-emergency personnel to leave South Sudan amid escalating violence
The United States ordered the immediate departure of non-emergency personnel from the capital of South Sudan, citing an increase in crime, kidnapping and armed conflict, the Department of State ...
Ugandan Forces Deploy to South Sudan as Power-Sharing Deal That Ended Civil War Unravels
Uganda has deployed special forces to South Sudan amid escalating tensions between South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and ...
The Straits Times3d
Uganda says it has deployed troops in South Sudan capital
NAIROBI - Uganda has deployed special forces in South Sudan's capital Juba to "secure it", Uganda's military chief said on Tuesday, as tensions between South Sudan's president and first vice ...
Bloomberg L.P.8d
UN Peacekeeper, South Sudan Soldiers Die in Evacuation Mission
One person working with the United Nations peace-keeping mission to South Sudan and several members of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces were killed during an evacuation exercise in the ...
The New York Times8d
U.N. Helicopter Attacked as South Sudan Teeters on Brink
By Declan Walsh Reporting from Nairobi, Kenya Gunmen attacked a United Nations helicopter on an evacuation mission in a volatile part of South Sudan on Friday, killing one crew member and injuring ...
Upstream5d
Oil-rich South Sudan 'on precipice' of new civil war
The US is evacuating non-emergency personnel from oil-rich South Sudan amid concerns that Africa’s youngest nation is again on the precipice of civil war. Tensions in the strife-torn country ...
Sudan Tribune6d
Sudan accuses South Sudan of allowing UAE ‘aggression base’
March 8, 2025 (PORT SUDAN) – Sudan’s Minister of Minerals, Mohamed Bashir Abunommo, accused South Sudan on Saturday of allowing the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to establish an “aggression ...
dw10d
South Sudan: Minister and general arrested in crackdown
South Sudan — a history of violence Civil war broke out in South Sudan in December 2013 after Kiir sacked Machar, resulting in an estimated 400,000 deaths, driving more than 2.5 million people ...
Why is South Sudan on edge again?
South Sudan's security situation is volatile, as civil war-time leadership divisions deepen. The UN has expressed concern, ...