GENEVA, November 23 (UNHCR) - At more than 1.8 metres tall and always clad in something striking, Aguil de'Chut Deng stands out in a crowd. The ethnic Dinka made a big impression during UNHCR's annual ...

JUBA, South Sudan, December 8 (UNHCR) - "I am here now because we have been attacked many times by other tribes. They stole our cattle, they stole our clothes - they even stole our kitchen utensils," ...

Just a year after South Sudan gained independence through a referendum, a civil war broke out between the two largest ethnic groups in the country, the Dinka and Nuer. South Sudanese President Salva ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — A South Sudanese prophet — as the story goes — wielded a sacred stick during a tribal battle in 1878 and summoned a deadly thunderbolt that struck down rival fighters. That ...

On Monday, the treason trial of First Vice President Riek Machar opened. It followed a bloody weekend in which at least 48 people were killed and more than 150 wounded in clashes between government ...

South Sudanese are still waiting for the announcement of Cabinet, but there is a looming humanitarian crisis in Murle land as many civilians are displaced. The fighting between the Lou Nuer and Murle ...