Born in 1951 to a family of cattle herders, Kiir joined the southern rebellion against the Sudanese government in the 1960s in what would become Africa's longest civil war. Tensions between Kiir's ...

A peace deal ending a conflict that killed tens of thousands in South Sudan is in danger of collapsing, raising fears that ...

Misinformation and online hate speech are fuelling panic and division in South Sudan at a time of acute political tensions ...

Kiir belongs to the Dinka, South Sudan’s largest ethnic group, while Machar is a Nuer, the second largest tribe. Their ...

Dozens of Nebraskans with South Sudanese backgrounds rallied at the Nebraska State Capitol to raise awareness about what they call a genocide in their homeland.

When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 to a chorus of worldwide congratulations and celebrations, ...

But they are from rival ethnic groups: Kiir is from the Dinka, the largest, and Machar is from the Nuer, the second-largest ... prophecy by a seer from his tribe who predicted that a man with ...

In an apparent attempt to boost his stature as a leader of the Nuer, South Sudan's second largest tribe after the Dinka, Machar has kept in his possession a ceremonial stick once carried by a ...

But they are from rival ethnic groups: Kiir is from the Dinka, the largest, and Machar is from the Nuer, the second-largest .