Salva Kiir and Riek Machar hold the nation’s fate in their hands. Again
The lead-up to next year’s first-ever elections will likely see heightened political disputes, competition and defections – developments that can quickly turn deadly
African leaders’ sartorial choices have been communicating their political orientations for centuries
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
The international organisation has been on the receiving end of bitter criticism since South Sudan’s first case of Covid-19 was confirmed to be a UN staffer
Pretoria can make a real difference in helping to solve conflicts and other issues in Burundi, the DRC, South Sudan and Zimbabwe
They’ll roar again unless there’s justice for atrocities and the armed forces are reformed
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
A South African citizen was sentenced to death in a courtroom in Juba. But what exactly was William Endley doing in South Sudan to begin with?
A South Sudanese court has sentenced a South African retired army colonel to death by hanging for his alleged role in supporting rebels
South Sudan’s president has sacked his army chief in a risky gamble to tighten his grip on power
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.
Despite the delay and substantive reservations, South Sudan President Salva Kiir has become the last but most vital signatory to the peace proposal.
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 world’s youngest nation marks its third anniversary of independence while a civil war rages and its citizens remain at risk of severe hunger.
The ceasefire between South Sudan’s government and rebels will end months of violence and see the formation of a transitional government.
Despite discussions about upcoming peace talks, South Sudanese troops and rebels battled in the town of Bentiu, which fell into rebel hands in April.
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.
The ANC’s strong links with South Sudan could be useful in a new bid to resolve conflicts there.
East African nations have sent an advance team of monitors to observe a ceasefire agreeement between government and rebel forces in South Sudan.
The UN says the South Sudanese government and opposition troops are fighting ‘sporadic’ battles despite a ceasefire that came into force on Friday.
President Salva Kiir’s government and the rebels backing Riek Machar have signed a ceasefire deal, a "critical first step" in peace negotiations.