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 ...

Now that her "lion" is gone, Rebecca Garang will roar from his graveside until his dream of a unified Sudan is truly fulfilled. The wife of John Garang , the longtime Sudanese rebel leader who died in ...

Deadly riots break out in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum after John Garang, longtime leader of Sudan's southern rebels, was confirmed dead in a helicopter crash. Police say at least 24 people were ...

KHARTOUM, Sudan, July 8 -- Ex-rebel leader John Garang made a triumphant return to Khartoum on Friday, greeted as a brother by the president and as a celebrity by hundreds of thousands of supporters ...

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 ...

John Garang had played a key role in bringing peace to the long-divided country. KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- A rebel official said Sudan's vice president, a former rebel leader who is a key figure in the ...