South Sudan conflict explained
Several countries are evacuating their citizens from South Sudan following days of fighting that have seen hundreds of people killed.
It follows a revival in the conflict between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar.
A civil war first broke out between the two groups in 2013. A peace deal was signed in August 2015.
So what are the causes of the civil war and reasons for the breakdown of the peace deal?
15 Jul 2016
- From the section Africa