The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) together with the African Union mission there, and other key bodies collectively known as the Quartet, have raised the alarm over rising violence and political instability in South Sudan.

The renewal comes amid an increasingly volatile political and security situation in South Sudan. Head of UNMISS Nicholas Haysom ... while misinformation and hate speech are fuelling ethnic divisions and instability. “This situation is darkly reminiscent ...

But Amnesty said the troop movement and arrival of military equipment violated the U.N. arms embargo, set to expire May 31. The group cited verified footage showing Ugandan troops landing in Juba and armored vehicles, including tanks, crossing the border March 17.

The situation in South Sudan is heading towards a dangerous turning point due to intensifying political and military tensions and risking a return to full-scale civil war, writes Farouk Abu Deif

As tensions in South Sudan escalate, the humanitarian catastrophe is ... since mid-March has not only cost lives and deepened political instability but has weaponized hunger. The WFP was stark: The lives of children, hang in the balance not because food ...