Tensions rise in Africa’s youngest nation

Civilians in SPLA-IO-held counties in South Sudan should evacuate immediately amid the “imminent” launch of an operation against rival forces, the army has ordered

South Sudan’s army has ordered civilians and personnel from the UN mission (UNMISS) and humanitarian organizations to evacuate three counties in Jonglei, the country’s largest state, as it prepares for an operation targeting opposition forces.

Jonglei has experienced the...