James W. Cousins is an Untapped Cities correspondent working in South Sudan. Please note that this piece is a retrospective written in June 2012. He blogs about his experience in South Sudan at ...

Sudan’s top military general held talks in Juba Monday with South Sudan's president on his second trip abroad since the war in his country started earlier this year. Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, chairman ...

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. Tens of thousands of mourners are gathered in Juba, the largest city in southern Sudan, for the funeral of former rebel leader John Garang. For ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Witnesses said heavy gunfire erupted outside the compound of South Sudan’s president Friday evening as Salva Kiir was preparing to address the nation on the latest deadly ...

South Sudan’s president has dismissed Vice President Benjamin Bol, who had been considered a prospective successor. The decree on state television on Wednesday night gave no explanation. Bol was ...

The United States is terminating South Sudan's designation for temporary protected status, which for years allowed people ...

The rebel chief arrived at Juba airport at 9:30am (0630 GMT) and was welcomed by President Salva Kiir, Machar's former ally turned bitter enemy. The two are to join regional leaders at the ceremony ...

A global hunger monitor is warning that no food aid has reached a conflict-hit area of South Sudan this year despite growing ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan closed all schools Thursday for two weeks due to an extreme heat wave that has caused some students to collapse. This is the second time the country — which faces ...

Mission 21, a global faith-based community organization, on Thursday launched a breast and cervical cancer assessment in Juba ...

JUBA, South Sudan -- The United States is terminating South Sudan's designation for temporary protected status, which for ...