GENEVA, March 13 (UNHCR) - Some 15,000 Lou Nuer tribespeople have fled to western Ethiopia from South Sudan in recent weeks to escape clashes with a rival tribe and for fear of reprisal attacks. "Most ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. For the pastoralist Nuer people who migrate with the seasons between western Ethiopia’s Gambella region and Africa’s largest wetland, the Sudd, in ...

"On the forehead of each young man, curving back almost to his ears, were six parallel scars, the number customary among the Nuer people. The scars do more than identify tribal loyalties; they also ...

In the 1980s, before the country gained independence from Sudan, Machar was a senior commander in the Sudan People’s ...

"On the forehead of each young man, curving back almost to his ears, were six parallel scars, the number customary among the Nuer people. The scars do more than identify tribal loyalties; they also ...

At least three mass graves were uncovered in South Sudan in recent days, yet another grim development in the deepening conflict in the country. The graves are the latest evidence of ...

At least seven people have been killed and another 20 injured in an attack on a town in South Sudan, the medical charity ...

In February, South Sudanese President Salva Kiir abruptly dismissed two of the country’s five vice presidents, and the following month, Vice President Riek Machar—Kiir’s longtime rival—was detained ...

In March 2025, South Sudan’s ex-vice president Riek Machar was placed under house arrest. Members of his security team and ...

JUBA (Reuters) -At least four soldiers and 10 militia members were killed in fighting in an area of South Sudan where previous clashes led to the arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar, the ...