JUBA (Reuters) - Pope Francis will lead prayers at the mausoleum of South Sudanese liberation hero John Garang on Saturday, an acknowledgement of the importance for the world's youngest nation of ...

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. Tens of thousands of mourners are gathered in Juba, the largest city in southern Sudan, for the funeral of former rebel leader John Garang. For ...

Sudanese rebel leader turned vice president John Garang died in a helicopter crash Sunday. He was a charismatic leader whose death strikes a blow to the January peace deal that ended a 21-year civil ...

JUBA, Sudan — The body of John Garang was flown from town to town in southern Sudan yesterday for his people to pay last respects to their popular leader before his burial. But his final resting place ...

Nairobi, Kenya: Never in his wildest dreams did Henderson Magare imagine he would be playing host to an iconic African leader in a house he had initially intended to be a home for him and his children ...

The Bush administration yesterday dispatched two senior State Department officials for talks with rival factions in Khartoum and southern Sudan to prevent Sudan's fragile peace from unraveling after ...