The latest news on South Sudan. Germany has temporarily closed its embassy in South Sudan's capital, Juba, due to intensifying unrest that threatens to plunge the nation back into civil war, a country still recovering from a civil war that ended just seven years ago.
Recent actions by President Salva Kiir, including the dismissal of the Upper Nile state governor, have triggered fierce clashes between government forces and ethnic militias aligned with rival leaders, notably First Vice President Riek Machar.
In response, Germany's foreign ministry emphasised the critical responsibility of both Kiir and Machar to prevent further bloodshed and honour their peace agreements, temporarily closing its embassy in South Sudan's capital.