The Latest Breaking News from South Sudan

South Sudan is unstable: how a weak state benefits the ruling elite

Salva Kiir, the president of South Sudan, met with then US president Barack Obama at the White House in 2011 to discuss the future of the newly independent state.

The Conversation · Sep 26, 2025

Treason trial begins for South Sudan VP Machar as ‘unity government’ breaks

The latest break between two military and political leaders risks spelling civil war again for the embattled nation.

Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2025

South Sudan opposition figure Riek Machar appears in court on treason charges

The criminal trial of the South Sudanese opposition figure Riek Machar has opened in the capital, Juba, with the country’s suspended vice president appearing in a cage alongside his co-accused

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2025

South Sudan vice president charged with murder, crimes against humanity

South Sudan's Vice President, Riek Machar, has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity over an attack by an ethnic militia on a military base that killed more than 250 soldiers, the justice minister said on Thursday.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 12, 2025

South Sudan charges VP Machar with treason, murder over military attack

Riek Machar faces charges of alleged involvement in attacks against federal forces.

Al Jazeera · Sep 11, 2025

S.Sudan Vice President Charged With Murder, Crimes Against Humanity

South Sudan's Vice-President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity over an attack on a military base that killed more than 250 soldiers, the justice minister said Thursday.

International Business Times · Sep 11, 2025

South Sudan No. 2 Riek Machar faces treason charges

South Sudan First Vice President Riek Machar faces treason and other serious crimes, local justice authorities said Thursday

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025

As fighting escalates, kidnappings of aid workers surge in South Sudan

The number of aid workers kidnapped in South Sudan has more than doubled this year, according to two senior humanitarian officials working for international groups

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2025

South Sudan repatriates Mexican man deported from US in July

South Sudan has repatriated a Mexican man deported from the United States in July

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2025

Millions of children at risk across Africa as aid cuts impact food supplies

Emergency food supplies are running out in Nigeria, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan, Save the Children warns.

Al Jazeera · Aug 28, 2025