The Latest Breaking News from South Sudan

Tensions are again rising between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar.

South Sudanese soldiers have surrounded Vice President Riek Machar’s home in the capital and several of his allies were arrested after an armed group allied to him overrun an army base

As Earth's warming climate causes problems for big coffee producers around the world, some people are looking to a rarely cultivated species that may stand up better to drought and heat

South Sudan has announced the closure of all schools for two weeks due to an ongoing extreme heatwave that has caused some students to collapse

As of February 2025, Iran is one of several countries on the list where the FCDO advises against all travel due to ongoing political tensions, security risks, and the possibility of arrest.

The Bidi Bidi performing arts venue offers more than 250,000 refugees the chance to sing, play, dance – and dream of a peaceful future

Fighting reportedly broke out in Nasir in Upper Nile state on February 14 and 15, the UN mission in South Sudan says.

Makeshift hospitals and informal settlements deal with daily influx of those escaping the war in Sudan

The number of cases globally has surged since 2021, as war and the climate crisis pile pressure on vaccine supplies

Sudan, which included South Sudan up to 2011, has never known peace and stability since independence in 1956. The country’s instability stems from the absence of democratic rule; failure to manage its diversity; military coups; civil wars; and its fragmented and bloated security sector.

Sudan’s civil war has devastated the country and strained relations with neighbouring South Sudan. Events in January 2025 have stirred up xenophobic feelings in Sudan and outrage in its southern neighbour, heightening the risk of regional instability.