South Sudan’s fortunes have always been tied to its oil. The discovery of oil in the late 1970s deepened tensions between the South Sudanese and the regime in Khartoum and fueled violence after the ...

The first general election for South Sudan since its independence was initially scheduled for July 2015, however, an alleged coup d’état put that on hold, with parliament voting that year to ...

The Council of Ministers yesterday approved the South Sudan new map drawn from the 1956 borders demarcation. Showing the new map to reporters the Minister of Information and Broadcasting Dr ...

In Sudan, many of the residents of war-affected Darfur and the border states of Blue Nile and South Kordofan depend on food aid. The UN says about 2.8m people in South Sudan required food aid in 2013.

Sudan has declared a state of emergency in Blue Nile after fighting broke out in the state, on South Sudan's border. State media said President al-Bashir had also appointed a military governor.

[42] “Humanitarian Situation Report on South Kordofan and Blue Nile States, Sudan,” South Kordofan & Blue Nile Coordination Unit, October 15 - November 15, 2012, on file with Human Rights Watch.