Salva Kiir and Riek Machar hold the nation’s fate in their hands. Again
The brutality meted out to the infamous Ugandan warlord was almost as horrifying as that delivered by him
And only two of the country’s five vice-presidents have not had the virus
Later this month, the UN Security Council will vote on whether to lift the arms embargo on South Sudan. Doing so would be a terrible mistake
For a country that is guided by ubuntu, South Africa has a record of embarrassing international blunders
A new ‘award’, Spoilers of Peace, is designed to name and shame those people preventing peace in South Sudan
At least 104 people had been killed in attacks on villages in the southern region, the United Nations said on Wednesday
President Salva Kiir urges rebel chief Riek Machar to return to Juba during speech to parliament
An August 2015 peace deal collapsed almost a year after it was signed and the conflict spread, drawing in more groups around the country
South Sudan’s warring parties will hold talks in Addis Ababa on Thursday, in a bid to salvage a stalled peace deal
Factors such as the militia and ethnic loyalties may prevent the formation of a united defence force
Hopes are high that the agreement will end the war which has cost the lives of tens of thousands of people
The South Sudanese leader is stateless and cut off from friends and family
South Sudan has a huge challenge ahead to achieve and maintain peace.
A well-connected regional political consultant said Machar was being kept ‘basically under house arrest’ near Pretoria with his movements restricted.
Former president Thabo Mbeki was the African Union’s chief mediator in the conflict in Sudan that led to the creation of South Sudan in 2011.
South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir has signed a deal, saying he did so with "serious reservations", to end a conflict with rebels.
Riek Machar, leader of South Sudan’s rebels, warned the country’s civil war would continue as long as President Salva Kiir remained in power.
The ceasefire between South Sudan’s government and rebels will end months of violence and see the formation of a transitional government.
South Sudan has sent troops to secure a UN base which was attacked by gunmen on Thursday, who killed at least 48 people.
Peace talks aimed at ending over three months of civil war in South Sudan have been paused until the end of April, say rebels.
East African nations have sent an advance team of monitors to observe a ceasefire agreeement between government and rebel forces in South Sudan.
President Salva Kiir’s government and the rebels backing Riek Machar have signed a ceasefire deal, a "critical first step" in peace negotiations.
South Sudan’s loyalist troops head for the last major rebel-held town as the UN urges President Salva Kiir to release detainees loyal to Riek Machar.
South Sudan’s rebels and a government delegation have begun peace talks in Ethiopia to try end fighting that has killed at least 1 000 people.
The warring parties of South Sudan have opened peace talks with negotiators in Ethiopia, but rival leaders have yet to meet face to face.
Fighting erupted in Juba on December 15. Rebels and government have agreed to peace talks, which are set to begin in Ethiopia this week.
South Sudan’s government and rebels have sent delegates to peace talks in Ethiopia but fighting continues as both sides battle for control.
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni says East African nations have agreed to unite if South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar rejects a ceasefire offer.
US aircraft have come under fire while trying to evacuate Americans from the conflict in South Sudan.
African mediators said they held productive talks with South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, to prevent an ethnic civil war.
South Sudan’s vice-president has dismissed rumours of a planned military coup, saying it would be ‘unwise’ for army officers to attempt a takeover.