Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar who serves as a vice president was ...

The top U.N. official in South Sudan is warning that the country is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war.

Machar accuses Uganda of violating UN arms embargo Uganda says deployment was requested by South Sudan government ... office in the state's capital Rumbek. South Sudan's information minister ...

March 25, 2025 (JUBA) – Security forces in South Sudan’s Lakes State have shut down the main opposition party’s office in Rumbek and arrested several senior officials, including the deputy ...

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 ...

NAIROBI - South Sudan's First Vice President Riek ... officials and shut down their office in the state's capital Rumbek. South Sudan's information minister Michael Makuei and intelligence service ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...