Fears of civil war in South Sudan stem from political rivalry between the president and his deputy
Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar who serves as a vice president was ...
Who is Salva Kiir, the former rebel leading fractured South Sudan?
When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 to a chorus of worldwide congratulations and celebrations, ...
South Sudan Says Arrested VP Machar Tried to Stir Rebellion
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya is sending former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to South Sudan as a special envoy to help defuse a ...
UN chief: World leaders must speak with one voice to prevent a new civil war in South Sudan
The United Nations chief is urging regional and international leaders to prevent South Sudan from falling “over the abyss” ...
UN chief: situation in South Sudan 'darkly reminiscent' of civil wars
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that a peace agreement in South Sudan was in a shambles, ...
South Sudan says Vice President Machar will be investigated, raising war fears
South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar is under arrest and will be investigated, the government said on Friday - the ...
South Sudan government says arrested Vice President Machar will be investigated
South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar is under arrest and will be investigated, the country's information minister ...
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 ...
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 is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, UN envoy says
The top U.N. official in South Sudan is warning that the country is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war ...
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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 ...
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South Sudan’s Vice President Has Been Placed Under House Arrest, Party Says
By Abdi Latif Dahir South Sudan’s vice president, Riek Machar, has been placed under house arrest, according to his party, escalating tensions that the United Nations has warned are pushing the ...