Dinka people
South Sudan Declares Famine In Parts of War-Torn Country
South Sudan's government said on Monday that the country's over three-year war has led to famine in parts of the...
Third S.Sudan Military Official Quits Over ‘ethnic Crimes’
A third top South Sudanese military official has resigned, accusing President Salva Kiir's regime of war crimes and...
S. Sudan Army Says General Who Quit Was ‘deeply’ Corrupt
South Sudan's army said Tuesday a general who quit after accusing President Salva Kiir and his tribe of "ethnic...
South Sudanese General Resigns, Citing ‘ethnic Cleansing’
A senior South Sudanese general has quit, accusing President Salva Kiir and top members from his majority Dinka tribe...
South Sudan General Quits, Cites Army Abuses and Ethnic Bias
A South Sudanese general has resigned, citing abuses by the security forces against civilians and what he called...
South Sudan’s Central Bank Governor, Other Senior Government Officials Sacked
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has sacked his longer – serving central bank governor Korneilo Koryom Mayik and...
Appointment Of Gen. Gregory (Kiir’s In-Law)
It was on Tuesday, the 3rd of January, the first work day of 2017 when President Salva Kiir Mayardit inked the...
Appointment Of Gen. Gregory (Kiir’s In-Law)
It was on Tuesday, the 3rd of January, the first work day of 2017 when President Salva Kiir Mayardit inked the...
South Sudan Leader Calls For National Dialogue To End 3-Year Civil War
South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir has called for a national dialogue to end the country’s three-year civil war....
U.S. Proposes U.N. Arms Embargo On South Sudan, Sanctions
The United States circulated on Thursday to the 15-member United Nations Security Council a draft resolution to impose...
UN Mission In South Sudan ‘failed To Protect Civilians’
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sacked the commander of a peacekeeping force in South Sudan following a damning...
Ethnic Tensions Rising In South Sudan
Ethnic tension is rising in South Sudan’s Bahr-el-Ghazal state where leaflets ordering those from Central Equatoria...
Africa’s Top Four Disciplinarian Presidents
Presidents are supposed to wield their power with as much grace and restraint as possible but sometimes, the...
South Sudan’s Second City Scorched By Renewed Fighting
This used to be South Sudan's second largest city, a bustling center on the White Nile River of more than 120,000...
South Sudan’s Machar ‘in South Africa For Treatment’
Riek Machar, who was sacked as South Sudan's vice-president in July after heavy clashes in the capital, Juba, is in...
Russia Opposes UN Arms Embargo On South Sudan
Russia on Tuesday (11 October) said that it would not be in favour of imposing arms embargo on South Sudan despite UN...
South Sudan Rebel Leader Says President Wants ‘ethnic State’
South Sudan's rebel leader on Monday accused President Salva Kiir of wanting to turn the country into an "ethnic state"...
South Sudanese Stave Off Death With Water Lilies and Goat Bones
Tens of thousands of people in South Sudan are on the brink of starvation with many living in swamps and surviving on...
South Sudan’s Kiir and Machar Profited During War
South Sudan's political and military elite have made themselves rich while the country has struggled under a civil war...