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African Arguments South Sudan: fighting could cripple oil industry for decades – By Luke Patey The thousands of deaths reported in South Sudan’s current conflict may not be enough to motivate opposing sides to reach a ceasefire agreement...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. He has called for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from South Sudan, warning of a threat of regional conflict. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI ADDIS ABABA South Sudan rebels on Monday threatened to stall...

JUBA: Displaced civilians and religious leaders in war-torn South Sudan appealed to the U.N. Security Council on Saturday to urgently deploy extra foreign troops as government ministers questioned whether more peacekeepers were needed in the capital...

Three African envoys headed to South Sudan on Saturday to try to persuade rebel leader Riek Machar to accept a ceasefire deal to end fighting that has driven the world's youngest nation to the brink of full-blown civil war. More than three weeks of...

By George Clooney and John Prendergast Official, U.N.-declared famines are a rare phenomenon. The last one worldwide was six years ago, in Somalia. Famines are declared officially when people have already begun to starve to death. It is the diplomatic...