The politics of succession, where an incumbent leader grooms a successor to ensure continuity, works in states with strong ...

Amid lingering fears of another civil war in South Sudan, the Upper Nile state’s main opposition party is now mired in its own internal conflict. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in ...

January 6, 2017 (JUBA) – Political leaders and various armed opposition groups and individuals with grievances against the government of President Salva Kiir in South Sudan have come together ...

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir dismissed Warrap State Governor Lt. Gen. Magok Magok following a surge in communal ...

Fleeing conflict in South Sudan at 12 ... My advocacy and leadership continue to inspire and drive positive change for refugee girls and students worldwide. By empowering us through education ...

JUBA, South Sudan — Divisions emerged Wednesday ... Some analysts said the change in SPLM-IO leadership may not scuttle the 2018 peace deal. But Abraham Kuol Nyuon, dean of the graduate college ...

Kamil Idris, Sudan's new Prime Minister, has dissolved the caretaker government. Appointed by army chief Abdel Fattah ...

The United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan noted that delaying elections would compound the country’s human rights crisis if leaders do not change course. The NSS continued to ...

South Sudan is admittedly a frustrating portfolio for policymakers. The country’s leadership is corrupt and unreliable. Too many actors are quick to exploit ethnic cleavages for their own gain ...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir sacked three deputies and the secretary-general of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) late on Tuesday, state media reported, in a party reshuffle ...