On 27th March, the Anglican Communion raised South Sudan's plight at the 58th Session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva, raising the human rights of women in the country, ...

By Abdi Latif Dahir South Sudan’s vice president ... Abdi Latif Dahir is the East Africa correspondent for The Times, based in Nairobi, Kenya. He covers a broad range of issues including ...

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 ...

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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 ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s main opposition party said Thursday a peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war has collapsed, following the arrest of its leader Riek Machar a ...

The conflict has added to instability around northeast Africa, with Sudan's neighbours Libya, Chad, Central African Republic and South Sudan each weathering internal bouts of conflict over recent ...

Executive Director Jason Braganza has expressed concern over how challenges arising from debt servicing to international ...

The arrest of Vice President Riek Machar could trigger a new wave of fighting in Africa's youngest nation ... for peace in the fragile country. In South Sudan, the world's youngest country ...

South Sudan Says Arrested VP Machar Tried to Stir Rebellion NAIROBI (Reuters) -South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar is under arrest and will be investigated on charges of trying to stir ...

The United States on Thursday called on South Sudan President Salva Kiir to release his rival First Vice President Riek Machar who was reportedly under house arrest, saying it was time the country's ...