On July 9, 2011, the Republic of South Sudan declared its independence from Sudan and became Africa's 54th nation.

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has fired the country's army chief after seven months in the post and named a replacement, ...

South Sudanese authorities say that eight men deported from the United States are now in government custody in the African ...

Assistant Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the deportation flight carrying the deportees ...

Courts blocked the handover after lawyers raised concerns of torture. Then the Supreme Court intervened to allow the Trump ...

Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African ...

The order was the latest round in the fight over the legality of the administration's campaign to deter immigration through ...

The migrants were the subject of a lawsuit that halted their deportation to South Sudan and diverted them to a U.S. military ...

South Sudan confirmed this week that eight convicted criminals, who were deported by President Trump’s administration, are now in its custody.  South Sudan’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that ...

On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I extend best wishes as the people of South Sudan mark their country’s independence day on July 9.