The coming, Herculean effort to build a new, unified nation. Malakal, Sudan—In the build-up to their historic referendum two weeks ago, all parts of southern Sudanese society united behind one ...

LUONYAKER, Sudan—This month, I’ve had the chance to travel to several different corners of Southern Sudan. Reporting trips have taken me to the fertile, green jungle forests of Western Equatoria state ...

KAMPALA, Uganda – A new United Nations report describes South Sudan as teetering on the edge of genocide and experiencing ethnic cleansing, a stark portrayal of a nation whose crises now include ...

Attacks by rival factions of the Dinka ethnic group in an area claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan killed at least 32 people over the weekend, a local official said on Monday.

JUBA, South Sudan — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to nearly double the number of peace­keepers in the world's newest nation to more than 14,000 and urged swift action to ...

Government soldiers and allied militias deliberately killed at least 16 civilians in South Sudan’s western town of Wau on April 10, 2017, in what appears to be an act of collective punishment.

Two weeks ago, South Sudan was best known as the youngest African country, created with much international fanfare in 2011. Today, it may be the next Rwanda.

Many of South Sudan’s forces, like Kiir, are ethnic Dinka. South Sudanese government officials have repeatedly denied that the country is experiencing genocide and ethnic cleansing.