South Sudan – officially known as the Republic of South Sudan – became a country on July 9, 2011, seceding from Sudan after a referendum in January of the same year. That vote saw 99 percent ...

N obody is quite sure how the ferry sank. Ayuen Samuel, who manages the old shipyard in Juba, South Sudan’s capital, thinks ...

For many South Sudanese, aid cuts offer hardship, but also hope of breaking through a detested status quo. For others, it is ...

As the gateway to the Sahara, the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, Sudan’s location gives it enormous geostrategic importance ...