Disputes between the two over border demarcations have been ongoing but heavy, armed fighting has been rare until now.

World Food Programme conducted humanitarian airdrops in South Sudan as the country faces surging conflict amid financial ...

Troops from Uganda and South Sudan have clashed along their border, resulting in at least four deaths. A Ugandan military official reported the incident on Wednesday. The firefight began on ...

Control of oil-rich Kordofan is a big prize for both warring groups in their bid to take the country, analysts say.

South Sudan's army said on Tuesday it planned to buy its first transport helicopters in the near future and hoped to build up a full air force if southerners chose independence in a looming ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan have a robust new mandate and thousands of additional troops despite government opposition to the move, raising the possibility of ...