New parliament must now accommodate 550 members, including additional lawmakers from formerly warring parties
David Shearer says that the process is moving more slowly than it should and that the country could progress if it eliminates widespread corruption
World Food Program says 700,000 people this month will see rations drop to just half the recommended daily amount
The retired Catholic archbishop of South Sudan, Paulino Lukudu Loro, died Monday in Nairobi, just a day after Easter
Ashraf Ghani says 'making, building and sustaining peace' should result in a 'sovereign, democratic, united, neutral and connected Afghanistan'
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
South Sudan's people are experiencing the worst violence since civil war broke out in December 2013
South Sudan's national task force on COVID-19 announced fines this week to try to force people to follow directives
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield says South Sudan's 2018 peace agreement remains fragile
Government spokesperson, responding to International Crisis Group report, defends efforts to enact peace deal
National Transitional Committee did not pay millions of dollars in bills for officials and generals who had stayed in the hotels since 2018
Dr. Emmanuel Taban wants to educate and inspire the children of his homeland
What sets these assaults in South Sudan apart from many other rapes by soldiers in the troubled country is this: The women brought the men to court an
Guinea's President begins third term, with an appeal for solidarity
Former Afghan leader sits down with VOA's Ayesha Tanzeem to discuss the possible impact of the US elections on current negotiations with the Taliban,
Former Afghan leader sits down with VOA's Ayesha Tanzeem to discuss the possible impact of the US elections on current negotiations with the Taliban,
David Shearer says there remain major challenges that could lead to more violence
UN investigators say larger problem is pervasive corruption
There are laws to be sustained and the legislature should question national ministers about their behaviors
Rita Lopidia Abraham said she will use some of the $10,000 prize to educate more women in South Sudan about their rights
While some citizens have embraced the peace deal, others say it's nothing more than a political deal
The East African Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a South Sudanese judge who sued President Salva Kiir for firing him and 14 other judges three year
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 President Salva Kiir tells the nation in an Independence Day speech the government will start a disarmament campaign to end the violence
UNMISS chief says 57 peacekeepers could have contracted virus due to what he described as 'continuous close interactions with the South Sudanese popul
Under the provisions of the 2018 revitalized peace agreement in South Sudan, 35 percent of posts in the new, unity government are to be allocated to w
South Sudan representatives to the African Union were asked to leave an AU meeting in Ethiopia last week after their government failed to pay millions
UNMISS boss David Shearer says more inter-communal violence could unravel fragile peace agreement, while a Pibor official says a revenge attack by tho
James Wani Igga made the announcement on state-owned TV
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
Riek Machar's Press Secretary James Gadet posted a message on his Facebook page confirming that his boss tested positive
Jonglei state officials plead for assistance from humanitarian groups after thousands of Pibor residents flee intercommunal fighting
Salva Kiir says the country would now be divided among the original 10 states, plus three 'administrative areas' of Pibor, Ruweng and Abyei
South Sudan President Salva Kiir was named the top 'spoiler of peace' in a new award that seeks to shame him and others into taking serious steps to e
As the trial opened, Zuma's lawyer gave the judge a sick note
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
Treasury Department says Taban Deng Gai involved in disappearances, deaths of civilians