Salva Kiir swears in General Tabal Deng Gai as the replacement for vice president Machar, a move which puts last year's peace deal at risk

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir sacks deputy and rival Riek Machar

Taban Deng Gai, who was fired as minister of mines by Machar last week, has been appointed as the new vice-president

Riek Machar replaced as South Sudan vice-president

Opposition group says Reik Machar should either carry on with his work in the government from Juba, or be removed from office

Split appears in South Sudan opposition, threatening more turmoil

More than 4,500 tonnes of food 'intended for the poorest and most vulnerable' stolen as at least 300 killed and famine threatens Juba

UN's food-aid in South Sudan stolen as fighting rages

The two C-17s had been sent to Juba on Thursday to evacuate the more than 300 Indians stranded there

Rescue aircraft from South Sudan expected to land in Delhi at 10 am today

Four days of intense battles in the capital have left hundreds dead and forced around 40,000 to flee their homes

Ceasefire holds in South Sudan, but fears of fresh fighting persist

'Governments and leadership are there to protect the vulnerable, to serve the people, not to prey on them,' she says

'What is happening again in South Sudan is totally unacceptable,' says AU chief

The UN mission in South Sudan on Monday reported heavy fighting in Juba, including areas close to its compounds in Jebel and Tomping

Ban Ki-moon condemns killing of 2 Chinese peacekeepers in South Sudan

President Salva Kiir said he was ready to work with his rival, Vice-President Riek Machar, after days of heavy fighting in the capital

South Sudan president orders for ceasefire

The outbreak of fighting was the first since Friday when brief but heavy exchanges of fire left an estimated 150 soldiers dead on both sides

Fresh gunfire exchanged by former rebels and soldiers in South Sudan capital

The Council is meeting on Sunday at the request of the United States to discuss the fighting in the capital Juba

UN Security Council to meet to discuss South Sudan fighting

33 were civilians, a source at the country's health ministry told Reuters

Death toll from fighting in South Sudan capital Juba climbs to 272 people

With soaring casualties in the civil war, inflation and a massive food emergency, the world's youngest nation struggles to stand on its feet

Little to celebrate as South Sudan turns five

The rebels are notorious for mutilating civilians and kidnapping children for use as fighters. They have abducted 350 this year

Lord's Resistance Army rebels kidnap 17 in Central African Republic

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