NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The removal of South Sudan's military chief of staff — who comes from the same ethnic group as rebels fighting the government — further freezes a powerful minority out ...

April 16, 2021 (JUBA) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has appointed new military chiefs, said a statement issued by the presidency on Friday.

NAIROBI, Kenya – A South Sudan military spokesman says the president has replaced the military's chief of staff amid massive fighting across the country between the military and rebels. The ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has fired the head of the country's military, the police chief and the central bank governor, an announcement made on the state-owned broadcaster SSBC said.

South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 following a long conflict. South Sudan's president met with Sudan's top military general on Sept. 4, 2023. Fox News Media ...

South Sudanese authorities say that eight men deported from the United States are now in government custody in the African ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit announces the death of army general David Majur Dak, in Juba, South Sudan, Friday, March 7, 2025. Credit: AP/Florence Miettaux ...

(Reuters) - South Sudan's army said it had recaptured a key town in Upper Nile state that it lost to an ethnic Nuer militia in March in clashes which led to the arrest of First Vice President Riek ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s main opposition party said its leader Riek Machar has been arrested as the U.N. called on all parties to uphold the 2018 agreement that ended the country ...

Sudan’s military leader condemned what he called an “attempted coup” after a day of intense fighting left at least 180 people dead in the country and saw hospitals coming under attack from ...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir called on the population to remain calm amid rumors that the dismissal of a number of top military officials may trigger violence in the conflict-prone nation.