Although the Sudanese civil war poses a threat to South Sudan's oil exports via pipeline, its impact on the South Sudanese economy is more nuanced than a straightforward collapse. The 2024–25 budget ...

South Sudan’s mineral-rich areas continue to suffer from illicit activities, poor oversight and a lack of government ...

A divided U.N. Security Council has voted to extend an arms embargo on South Sudan, where escalating political tensions have ...

Some pseudonyms are used to protect the identities of interviewees. “I saw a lot of suffering.” The old man, Lokwi, gestures ...

Global concern had once again shifted to South Sudan, where a long-simmering conflict had claimed thousands of lives, ...

The United States once cheered the creation of South Sudan as an independent nation. Now the U.S. is being asked to explain ...

Following a year of "record violence" in Sudan in 2024, the start of the new year sees new bouts of violence inflicted on civilians, especially by the SAF in Wad Madani, a strategic point on the map ...

The decline of South Sudan’s once-bustling river trade ... South Sudanese and ruin for the fledgling river trade. Map: The Economist Juba began life as a river port on a bend where the water ...

professor of wildlife biology at the University of Juba, South Sudan, and a key contributor of data for the maps. This work to map the migrations of these species is contributing to the broader ...

Former rebel leader Riek Machar, left, meets Kiir in Juba, South Sudan, on October 19, 2019, four months before he resumed office as vice president [Jok Solomun/Reuters] While violence in South ...

JUBA, South Sudan — After being gang-raped by armed men while collecting firewood, the 28-year-old tried in vain to get help. Some clinics were closed, others told her to return later and she ...

Map locates the Upper Nile state in South Sudan as well as Nasir and Juba. The U.N. helicopter in Upper Nile came under fire on March 7, despite assurances of safe passage, according to the chief ...