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 ...

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

Analysts are urging the international community to push for peace in the fragile country. In South Sudan, the world's youngest country, a fragile power-sharing deal is teetering. On Thursday ...

A Catholic bishop in the Africa’s youngest country has directed the people under his care to participate in daily prayers for peace amid testimonies of rising tension in South Sudan and reports ...

Machar accuses Uganda of violating UN arms embargo Uganda says deployment was requested by South Sudan government Uganda fears conflict could destabilise region, cause refugee influx NAIROBI ...

March 27 (UPI) --South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar was arrested and placed under house arrest, his party said. The Sudan People's ... fully contained; police to question man suspected ...

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 top UN official in South Sudan has warned the country is on the brink of a renewed civil war after the government abruptly postponed the latest round of peace efforts. Describing the situation ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, right, and Vice President Riek Machar, left, agreed to a peace deal in 2018 [File: Ben Curtis/AP] Published On 25 Mar 202525 Mar 2025 South Sudan is on the ...

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 ...

The Department of State updated its Travel Advisory for South Sudan on March 8, 2025, to reflect the Ordered Departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel for Juba. The Travel Advisory ...

Berlin says it is temporarily shuttering its embassy in South Sudan amid safety concerns over a deteriorating security situation. Civil war once again looks possible in the world's youngest country.