A power-sharing deal between Kiir and Machar is unravelling, threatening a return to South Sudan’s blood civil war. Riek Machar attends the signing in Khartoum, Sudan of an accord with the South ...

First Vice President Riek Machar reportedly arrested after armed convoy led by government officials entered his residence in the capital, Juba. Former rebel leader and South Sudan's First Vice ...

US urges South Sudan to release Vice President Machar UN warns of potential resurgence of ethnic conflict Peace deal between Kiir and Machar at risk of collapse African Union, regional bloc, Kenya ...

"South Sudan is on the brink of a humanitarian collapse," especially after US President Donald Trump cut off funding for foreign aid projects, Orengo emphasized.

Riek Machar, South Sudan's First Vice President and President Salva Kiir's enduring rival, was arrested on Wednesday on "unclear charges", marking a dramatic escalation to a weeks-long conflict ...

The United Nations warned that the detention of Vice President Riek Machar threatens to push the world’s youngest country back into civil war. By Abdi Latif Dahir South Sudan’s vice president ...

NAIROBI - South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has accused Uganda of violating a United Nations arms embargo by entering the country with armoured and air force units, and conducting ...

South Sudan's main opposition party has said its leader has been arrested amid warnings of renewed civil war in the world's youngest country. Riek Machar was "in confinement by the government ...

South Sudan's government has not yet commented on Machar's arrest nor his party's statement on the peace deal. Inernational observers have sounded the alarm, fearing the return of civil war.

March 26 (Reuters) - The party of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar said on Wednesday it was trying to locate him after the defence minister and chief of national security "forcefully ...

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FILE - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, right, and Vice President Riek Machar, left, attend a Holy Mass led by Pope Francis at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023.