Rappler's latest stories on Juba
South Sudan ex-rebel leader fires possible rival
I will nominate his replacement as soon as I return to Juba once the security arrangement is put in place by a 3rd party force says South Sudan s vice president and former rebel leader Riek Machar
At least 36,000 people displaced by S.Sudan violence since Friday – UN
The violence raises fears of a return to civil war that broke out in December 2013
Ceasefire declared after deadly South Sudan clashes
UPDATED South Sudan s president orders a ceasefire after a new day of heavy fighting in the capital Juba that sent thousands of people fleeing and threatened a return to civil war
Heavy fighting erupts in South Sudan capital
UPDATED The clashes between former rebels and government soldiers force thousands of residents to flee
South Sudan resumes talks with Sudan on independence issues
The latest round of talks is the first since a unity government was formed in May in a bid to end the devastating civil war
South Sudan forms unity government
UPDATED Under an August 2015 peace deal the 30 posts of ministers are split between South Sudan President Salva Kiir former rebel chief turned first vice president Riek Machar opposition and other parties
South Sudan rebel chief awaits permit to return
Riek Machar will miss an international deadline to return to the capital to take up the post of vice president as part of a peace deal
At least 203 dead as S.Sudan tanker blast toll rises – minister
The country declares 3 days of national mourning after the blast
At least 186 killed, many more injured in S. Sudan tanker blast
UPDATED President Salva Kiir declares three days of national mourning
Children raped, castrated, thrown into fires in South Sudan – UN
At least 129 children are killed in May in the northern state of Unity scene of some of heaviest fighting in the civil war
Aid agency reports 'unspeakable' suffering in South Sudan
The current struggle of the Sudanese people is even worse than when the youngest nation sought independence the study finds
Hundreds infected by cholera in war-torn South Sudan –WHO
Tens of thousands of refugees at UN bases are at risk of the disease
South Sudan army battles rebels in key oil-state
UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon warns more than one million people are at risk of famine in the war torn country
Fighting breaks out in South Sudan army barracks
The heavy fighting underscores serious tensions within the national army as it battles a rebel uprising
UN cites evidence of rebel abuses in South Sudan
According to eyewitnesses armed opposition forces targeted and killed 10 unarmed civilians on the basis of their ethnic background
South Sudan army reports 'calm' as ceasefire starts
South Sudan s army spokesman says clashes appeared to have ended with no reports of fighting on Saturday morning January 25
S. Sudan rebel chief sends peace envoys but still fighting
The sending of envoys is seen as an important first step to end the conflict plaguing Africa newest nation
African Union threatens sanctions over South Sudan violence
The African Union warns of sanctions on South Sudan over violence that left thousands dead
Battles rage in South Sudan as ceasefire hopes fade
Hopes faded that an upcoming ceasefire deadline will be obeyed in the violence wracked nation
South Sudan army commander 'joins rebels'
South Sudan s army spokesman said the army commander appeared to have defected alone
How the South Sudan fighting began
Here is a timeline of the rapidly spiralling violence starting mid December 2013
South Sudan soldiers carrying out ethnic killings – HRW
The international human rights watchdog says the heavy fighting could spiral into civil war
