There were high hopes when oil-rich South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after a long conflict. But the country slid into a civil war in December 2013 largely based on ethnic ...
The deal ended a five-year-civil war, which killed an estimated 400,000 people. South Sudan is polarized between the majority Dinka tribe, which Kiir hails from, and Machar’s Nuer ethnic group ...
Fears of Civil War ... South Sudan Stem From Political Rivalry Between the President and His Deputy KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan ...
South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, fell into a bloody civil war soon after gaining independence in 2011, as forces aligned with Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, fought those loyal to Machar ...
South Sudan Is Teetering on the Edge of Renewed Civil War, UN Envoy Says UNITED NATIONS (AP) — South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, the top U.N. official in the world’s ...