Rivals trying to end the rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have until the end of Wednesday to reach agreement
The agreement was signed by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and the leaders of five regional states
French President Macron denounces removal of interim president and prime minister as 'coup d'etat'
President Rivlin expected to give Netanyahu opponent next chance to assemble ruling coalition
President Rivlin can assign government-building task to another member of Parliament if Netanyahu fails
World's youngest nation has to eliminate corruption and establish a transparent and open government, he says
Drivers want safety measures on roads before transporting much-needed goods
Israel has held four elections in two years
They want it to give up its nuclear and ballistic missile programs
Activists are not safe from harassment, kidnapping even when living in Kenya, Uganda or Tanzania, rights group Front Line Defenders says
A new UN report says South Sudanese political and military leaders supported well-armed militias that killed more than 700 people and must be held acc
The UN released its South Sudan humanitarian response plan for 2021 Tuesday, with an urgent appeal for $1.7 billion dollars to combat growing food ins
Security Council votes unanimously to extend the almost 20,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force
South Sudan's people are experiencing the worst violence since civil war broke out in December 2013
Sexual assaults are vastly underreported in the Horn of Africa country, and few perpetrators are punished
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield says South Sudan's 2018 peace agreement remains fragile
UN investigators report more than 75% of the country currently is engulfed in brutal violence at the local level
As of Sunday, the country registered 4,609 positive COVID-19 cases, 861 active cases, 66 deaths and 3,692 recoveries
Amnesty International says Juba uses Israeli surveillance technology to intercept phone conversations; government official denies accusation
Three UN agencies are calling for immediate humanitarian access to parts of South Sudan where people have run out of food
Deal avoids deadlock ahead of UN climate meeting this weekend
A weapons investigator with Amnesty International says South Sudan government forces are often the ones committing atrocities against civilians
Jon Danilowicz, new US charge d'affaires to South Sudan, doesn't expect incoming administration to alter core provisions of aid, security
Former President Henri Konan Bedie and ex-Prime Minister Pascal Affi N'Guessan do not recognize the Alassane Ouattara government
They sign declaration to promote peace, freedom of worship among all Sudanese communities and to encourage community dialogue among people of differen
Some contractors in say the government's new rule to use South Sudanese pounds, not US dollars, could ruin their businesses, while others say it's a g
A Jonglei state judge issued the sentence in the case of two men who were accused of stealing two cows and killing the man who owned the animals
South Sudan's Catholic faithful returned to Mass by the hundreds in the capital Juba on Sunday, after the government lifted COVID-19 restrictions on p
Some government workers say they have taken on second jobs to feed their families
A South Sudan journalists union urges the government to release a journalist who has not been seen since early last week, after he contacted a rebel g
Prime Minister Hamdok and the leader of the major rebel group signed a declaration of principles Thursday night in Addis Ababa
The accord is aimed at keeping any possibility of a government shutdown off the table despite ongoing battles over COVID-19 relief legislation
The alleged seller told authorities he wanted someone to adopt the two boys because he cannot afford to feed them
While some citizens have embraced the peace deal, others say it's nothing more than a political deal
Mali remains without a blueprint forward after meeting between military coup leaders and West African mediators
A South Sudan analyst says President Salva Kiir should explain to the South Sudanese people why a reconstituted parliament has not been formed
UNESCO and UNICEF are calling on South Sudan to reopen the country's schools, saying children are more at risk if they stay home
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to establish bureau to help Sudan move through a democratic transition
Outgoing Ambassador Tom Hushek said the Trump administration will not provide development aid to South Sudan until the peace deal is fully implemented
South Sudan economic analyst welcomes the central bank's move to lower interest rates but says it won't make much difference until the government rest
South Sudanese women are urging President Salva Kiir to revoke his recent appointments of governors and area administrators, saying it violates a peac
But the agreement doesn't resolve a wider cost-sharing dispute
All members of the nation's 15-member coronavirus task force have tested positive for the virus
Riek Machar's Press Secretary James Gadet posted a message on his Facebook page confirming that his boss tested positive
Two officials are in custody after a battle with government forces that killed 22
Western leaders praise South Sudan's leaders for finally forming unity government, but say 'free voices of citizens' must be engaged in the new govern
Country opens a new chapter in its fragile emergence from civil war, with Salva Kiir and Riek Machar forming a coalition government that many hope wil
In decree, President Salva Kiir dissolves his government and names opposition leader Riek Machar as first vice president
New unity government will take effect Saturday, which is the latest deadline set to meet terms of a peace deal to end the six-year civil war
Machar arrived in Juba from the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday and he and Kiir are due to meet on Tuesday
Deal on former president Omar al-Bashir springs from agreement between government and Darfur rebels
Prime Minister Leo Varadkar is running for a new term on his Brexit work but may have ignored health care and housing at his peril
Tibor Nagy says South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar should put aside disagreements that have delayed formation of post-civ
World leaders have agreed to provide no further military support to warring parties in Libya and to sanction those who violate the arms embargo. But t
Issues of boundaries and number of South Sudan states have been turned over for arbitration and should not hold up the process, committee says
UN, EU, Arab leaders urge both rival governments fighting for control to abide by a truce