Jun. 21, 2024 03:40 AM EDT
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan ’s vice president said Thursday that peace talks in neighboring Kenya have failed to acknowledge the country's peace agreement established in 2018, alleging a new draft agreement is aimed at replacing the original peace deal.
Riek Machar in a...
May. 17, 2024 18:41 PM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion loan from a company in the United Arab Emirates, despite the oil-rich country’s difficulties in managing debts backed by its oil reserves.
The panel of experts said in a report to the U.N....
Apr. 03, 2024 16:14 PM EDT
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan 's President Salva Kiir on Wednesday warned lawmakers “not to cling to power” just weeks after his former rival turned deputy proposed a postponement of elections expected to be held in December.
Kiir said an extension of the period of...