South Sudan VP Riek Machar arrested in move that threatens peace agreement
The papers said that Machar was removed from the vice presidency and under arrest. Machar purportedly rejected the documents ...
South Sudan opposition says peace deal has collapsed after arrest of its leader
South Sudan’s main opposition party says a peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war has collapsed, following the ...
Detention of South Sudan's VP Machar cancels peace deal, his party says
The detention of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has effectively collapsed the peace deal that ended the ...
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Bishop calls for peace in South Sudan as country’s first vice president reportedly arrested
Amid rising tensions in Africa’s youngest country and reports that the country’s first vice president was arrested, Bishop ...
South Sudan suffers worst cholera outbreak in 20 years: UNICEF
South Sudan is suffering its worst cholera outbreak since it became an independent nation in 2011, the United Nations warned ...
US urges South Sudan president to release VP Machar from reported house arrest
Machar's SPLM-IO party said on Wednesday that the defence minister and chief of national security "forcefully entered" Machar ...
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South Sudan VP Riek Machar arrested in move that threatens peace agreement
Related South Sudan president announces unity Cabinet South ... The U.S. State Department's Bureau of African Affairs said Wednesday that it urged President Kiir to "reverse this action [and ...
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Detention of South Sudan's VP Machar cancels peace deal, his party says
The United States Bureau of African Affairs urged Kiir to release Machar and called on South Sudan's leaders to "demonstrate sincerity of stated commitments to peace". South Sudan's coalition ...