The government of President Salva Kiir has been accused of gross incompetence, as fighting between rebels and security forces pushes toward the capital. By Brian O. Otieno and Declan Walsh Israel has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit arrives at Khartoum airport, Sudan NAIROBI (Reuters) -South Sudan's President Salva ...

Shepherding a peaceful referendum has been a great achievement, but it is not over for the quiet president. Read more from Parselelo Kantai on Southern Sudan’s old hopes for a new state. For fans of ...

South Sudan’s revolving door of finance ministers has turned again. President Salva Kiir Mayardit has dismissed Athian Diing Athian, just two months after he was appointed to head the Ministry of ...

Suspended Minister of Petroleum Puot Kang Chol has alleged that the National Security Service (NSS) pressured him in detention to abandon First Vice President Riek Machar and pledge loyalty to ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit (L) gestures as he leaves after attending peace talks with the South Sudanese rebels in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, March 6, 2015. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri ...

While a peace deal recently ended fighting between Sudan's central government and rebels to the country's south, fighting continues in eastern Sudan as well as western Darfur. Ed Gordon talks with ...

Trusting Salva Kiir is like trusting a pathological liar who constantly beats his chest to prove that his lies are the embodiment of truth. I have harshly criticized Kiir’s policies in the media for ...

While I believe that power should be transferred peacefully in our nascent if we are at all to develop, I don't think that President Salva Kiir Mayardit is still relevant for the leadership of this ...

Just five years ago, as dawn unfolded on January 9, 2011, millions of South Sudanese took the final steps on our seventy-year journey to independence. By barge and bus, on animal and foot, we came ...

Pope France, urging politicians in South Sudan to forge a consensus government, said Sunday he plans to visit the trouble African nation later this year. He also urged prayers for another troubled ...