South Sudan President Salva Kiir will on Friday formally appoint rebel leader Riek Machar as vice president.

South Sudan’s former rebel leader and its president will form a unity government by Saturday’s deadline.

Rebels in South Sudan reject a peace proposal by the president that would have seen the country returning to an original system of ten states plus three new regions.

Leaders from across Africa are in Ethiopia for the annual African Union summit for talks on ways to end the conflicts gripping the continent, especially those in Libya and South Sudan.

Devastating flooding in South Sudan following a fierce drought could tip parts of the country into famine in the next few months, the World Food Program (WFP) has warned.

South Sudan’s former rebel leader urges a six-month delay in the formation of a transitional unity government.

War is "no longer an option" for Sudan and South Sudan, their leaders agreed Thursday during talks which focused on border disputes and the oil trade, but also resolving protracted conflicts in both nations.

President Kiir and rebel leader Machar agreed to form the transitional government by mid-November.

UNMISS says the surge in violence has also forced thousands to flee their homes.

A research by three UN agencies reveals that nearly seven million people are facing severe hunger in South Sudan.