BREAKING NEWS Khartoum/Juba — Sudan and South Sudan have announced a new round of high-level talks aimed at strengthening cooperation over the security, operation, and management of the Heglig oil field in Sudan’s West Kordofan State, marking a significant step toward economic coordination between the two neighbors. In a joint ...

Sudanese girls and women find some shade at a transit center for refugees in Renk, South Sudan. [Luis Tato/AFP] |Published 5:05 PM ET, Tuesday April 22, 2025| In the dusty border town of Renk, where Sudan bleeds into South Sudan, thousands of desperate civilians find themselves stranded—neither safe in their ...

South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir, left, and vice president Riek Machar, right, shake hands after meetings to discuss outstanding issues to the peace deal on October 20, 2019. Sam Mednick/AP/File |Published 2:55 PM ET, Tuesday April 01, 2025| South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, is facing a precarious situation that threatens ...