South Sudan

Although only semi-professional footballers, these players are helping reshape the face of the game for less-established football nations, while representing their heritage. 

An expansion of the Trump administration's deportations to Africa, where impoverished and conflict-ridden states are hosting third-country migrants, may be a detriment to the most disadvantaged.

The US has already deported eight men to South Sudan and another five to Eswatini. Here's what we know about the largely secretive deals the US is striking.

The United States would send "third country nationals" to the tiny Pacific Island nation of Palau, under a new proposed deal with the Trump administration.

The Department of Homeland Security says the US has deported to South Sudan eight migrants who had been held for more than a month by the US at a military base in Djibouti.

Worshippers around the world have been paying their respects to the man fondly nicknamed the 'slum pope'.

Sudanese authorities say at least 46 military personnel and civilians have been killed after a military plane crashed in a residential area outside the capital, Khartoum.

Cairns Taipans player Jackson Makoi was arrested just hours before he was to play against his old team the Sydney Kings.

More asylum seekers could be released and financially compensated if a newly launched class action on behalf of South Sudanese refugees succeeds.

Victoria's South Sudanese Community Association reforms after years of division.

For some African migrants to Australia, religion can be an essential part of finding acceptance, support and community.

From a refugee camp to qualifying for the Basketball World Cup, Bul Kuol has come a long way. But passing his love and knowledge of the game onto the next generation is what gives him the most joy. 

The stockpile of rockets filled with sarin nerve agent reached more than 30,000 tonnes by the end of the Cold War and the announcement of the destruction of its final munition comes as the Biden administration prepares to ship cluster bombs to Ukraine.

A 72-hour ceasefire ends in Sudan's capital after heavy clashes break out between rival military factions. 

Sudanese-born men and women are estimated to make up about 10 per cent of people held in Australia's immigration detention facilities, and for most of them, there's little hope of leaving the gated compounds.

The World Health Organization says the expulsion of technicians and power cuts to a health laboratory could lead to issues with biological materials.

Sudanese residents say they're running out of supplies as heavy gunfire shatters plans for a ceasefire in the capital Khartoum.

The South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation footage of 71-year-old President Salva Kiir aired in December and was widely shared online.

The United Nations peacekeeping mission is monitoring the escalation of tensions and violence in the region plagued by blood feuds and clashes over cattle and land.

Depression and mental illness are having fatal consequences in Melbourne's South Sudanese community – and leaders say the issue is worsening.