#southsudan

The political rift that could spiral into conflict again after the vice-president was accused of treason.

The UN Commission on Human Rights has found that authorities used schemes to divert public money.

In South Sudan, "systemic government corruption" and "brazen predation" on the part of political elites have created a human rights crisis that must be urgently addressed, the UN Commission on Human Rights in the country said in a new report issued . ...

A United Nations commission says that billions of dollars in public funds in South Sudan have been stolen over the past decade in massive government corruption while the vast majority of the country suffers food insecurity.

Ghana has become the latest African country to accept third-country nationals deported by the U.S. This controversial practice has raised legal concerns. Other African nations like Eswatini, Rwanda, and South Sudan have also received deportees.

South Sudan's largest opposition movement has asked its supporters to mobilize to defend their country, days after longtime opposition leader Riek Machar was indicted and suspended from his position as First Vice President.

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir announced Thursday that he suspended Riek Machar as the country's first vice president, effectively ending the transitional government of unity that forestalled a return to full-blown war.

Over 100,000 people in South Sudan have been displaced by what the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has called "new deadly floods."

Riek Machar faces charges of alleged involvement in attacks against federal forces.