Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced from their homes following heavy rains Over a million people in South Sudan have been ... seeking refuge on higher ground, but the rains have ...

Political conflict, compounded by economic woes and drought, has caused massive displacement, violence, and dire food shortages as South Sudan marks a decade of independence. A peace accord in 2018 ...

There is also tension on other parts of Ethiopia and Sudan's shared - and in places, contested - border. To the south, Sudan faces ... to influence events on the ground in Sudan.

South Sudanese authorities imposed a countrywide dusk-to-dawn curfew after a night of violence during which shops were looted in the capital.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story ... a refuge for displaced families in South Sudan. Smoke from burning dung rises near ...