Riek Machar

Powers exasperated by broken ceasefires in South Sudan

Uganda tells warring sides to shelve egos and sign agreement to end 20-month-old conflict

Celebrations forgotten as South Sudan tears itself apart

Four years after gaining independence, world’s newest nation locked in internal conflict

3,000 South Sudan child soldiers to be released

Some of the children, aged between 11 and 17, had been fighting for four years

Rebels kill hundreds in South Sudan massacre, says UN

Men, women and childred hunted down after rebels seize oil hub of Bentiu

Why we must keep faith with South Sudan

Opinion: Tragic nation has huge potential so let’s not dismiss it as just hopelessly violent

South Sudan government and rebels sign ceasefire deal

More than half a million have fled their homes, prompting IGAD to initiate talks

More than 200 drown in South Sudan fleeing violence

Women and children tried to escape Malakal after rebels warned of attack, officials say

At least 200 people fleeing South Sudan die as boat sinks

Passengers included women and children attempting to escape violence

Thousands flee South Sudan rebel stronghold of Bentiu

Government troops advance on capital of oil producing Unity state

South Sudan rejects rebels’ call to free prisoners to help end weeks of fighting

Meetings in neighbouring Ethiopia are aimed at brokering a ceasefire to halt violence

South Sudan peace talks face delay as gun clashes take place in capital

Juba residents on edge amid rumours of rebel advance on city

South Sudanese peace talks hit by delay

Over 1,000 people killed since violence began last month

South Sudan talks start slowly as US pulls out more staff

More than 1,000 people killed and 200,000 displaced in three weeks of fighting

South Sudan rebels forcing civilians to march, says army

Fighting underscores mediators’ challenge in nudging rival leaders towards negotiating table

Rebels seize parts of strategic city in South Sudan

River banks transformed into impromptu camp as tens of thousands flee fighting

South Sudan forces clash with feared ‘White Army’ militia

More than 1,000 people killed since clashes broke out in capital two weeks ago

South Sudan accuses rebels of mobilising ‘White Army’

Accusation comes despite government offer of a truce to end two weeks of conflict

South Sudan warns over ceasefire rejection

Olive branch offered to rebels, eight out of 11 detained politicians to be released

South Sudanese rebels seize oil wells as mediators meet president

UN says about 58,000 civilians have sought refuge in its compounds

South Sudan says it will attack rebel-held towns

Announcement deepens fears that conflict could result in ethnic violence between tribes

US aircraft ‘hit by incoming fire’ over South Sudan

Three injured, one critically, in incident which saw plane divert to Kampala in Uganda

Obama urges end to South Sudan violence

UN says youth breached compound in Jongeli state area and killed three peacekeepers

UN base in South Sudan stormed

UN peacekeepers among the casualties as Uganda called upon to urgently mediate

Returned diaspora still grappling with scale of challenges faced by postwar South Sudan

Oil-rich state lies near the bottom of almost every development index

Up to 500 killed in South Sudan clashes, UN told

Government says 10 politicians arrested in connection with ‘foiled coup’

South Sudan facing biggest test in its short history as power struggle turns violent

There are fears that recent unrest could trigger a wider ethnic conflagration

Attempted South Sudan coup foiled

Foreign minister accuses former vice president of role in failed power grab

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