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UN peacekeepers killed in South Sudan ambush as fears grow over full-blown civil war

Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an ambush in South Sudan on Monday

The Independent UK · Aug 24

South Sudan’s first elections won’t be perfect – but another delay could be even riskier

South Sudan is expected to hold an election on 22 December 2026, the first in the country’s history. It’s already been postponed twice, in 2022 and 2024.

The Conversation · Jul 26

Fifteen years of independence for South Sudan, but still little to celebrate

South Sudan, the world's youngest country, on Thursday marks the 15th anniversary of its independence, following decades of war with Sudan, a 2005 peace agreement and a 2011 self-determination referendum in which almost 99 percent of voters backed statehood. But the hopes that came with it have given way to…

Radio France Internationale · Jul 9

Thousands of civilians in South Sudan flee opposition-held town after army's evacuation order

Thousands of civilians have fled the opposition-held town of Akobo in eastern South Sudan following an evacuation order issued by the army to pave the way for an operation

The Independent UK · Mar 8

UN report says Ugandan troops helped South Sudan with deadly airstrikes

A U.N. inquiry says Uganda helped South Sudan carry out airstrikes that killed and badly burned civilians in opposition areas

The Independent UK · Mar 6

South Sudan risks return to full-blown civil war as violence escalates

At least 169 killed in raid near Sudan border as clashes between government and opposition forces intensify

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3

169 people killed after insurgents raid a village in a remote area of South Sudan

An official says at least 169 people were killed after insurgents raided a village in a remote area of South Sudan

The Independent UK · Mar 2

South Sudan faces turmoil as former officials arrested in wave of detentions

A former finance minister of South Sudan is the latest former government official arrested in a wave of detentions that analysts say shows cracks in the government of President Salva Kiir, who also faces an armed rebellion

The Independent UK · Feb 28

As fighting spirals in South Sudan, a humanitarian crisis looms for displaced survivors

Fighting has resumed in South Sudan eight years after a fragile peace was agreed

The Independent UK · Feb 26

South Sudan’s White Army explained: what it is – and what it isn’t

The UN issued warnings of potential mass violence between the South Sudanese government and the White Army in January 2026. A peace agreement ended a five-year civil war in the country in 2018. This was followed by a period of relative calm that ended in 2025 in the wake of…

The Conversation · Jan 30