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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, right, and Vice President Riek Machar, left, attend a Holy Mass led by ...

The world’s newest nation, South Sudan was formed in 2011. Having already suffered decades of conflict and unrest, the country descended into civil war shortly after independence. It is now enjoying a ...

The detention of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has effectively collapsed the peace deal that ended the 2013-2018 civil war, his party said on Thursday. The U.N. peacekeeping ...

South Sudan’s opposition said on Thursday the arrest overnight of First Vice President Riek Machar, long-time rival to President Salva Kiir, had invalidated their 2018 peace deal and risked ...

The arrest of South Sudan’s First Vice President, Dr Riek Machar, has further deepened tensions between the country’s top political figures, raising concerns about renewed instability. According to ...

South Sudan is once again at a critical juncture in its short but turbulent history. The country’s fragile stability has been further compromised by a series of escalating attacks, including a ...

The civil war has spilled over Sudan’s borders, sending millions of refugees streaming into neighboring Chad, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Egypt. Oil-rich South Sudan, which won its independence ...