The United States has ordered all its non-emergency staff in South Sudan to leave, amid rising tensions in the country. Fighting in recent days has threatened an already fragile peace deal between President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar.

The U.S. State Department has ordered nonemergency government personnel to leave South Sudan’s capital as tension escalates because of fighting in the north.

The travel advisory level for South Sudan remains at Level 4, which means Americans should not travel to the African country.

The travel advisory level for South Sudan remains at Level 4, which means Americans should not travel to the East African country.