A delegation from the African Union (AU) did not meet with detained First Vice President Riek Machar in Juba this week to ...

At least 10 people were injured, 35 head of cattle killed, and 52 others wounded in renewed aerial attacks by the SSPDF and ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, right, and Vice President Riek Machar, left, attend a Holy Mass led by Pope Francis at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023.

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 world’s youngest ...

The precarious peace deal that has held South Sudan together since 2018 is on the brink of collapse, and observers warn the ...

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar takes the oath of office at the State House in Juba, South Sudan, February 22, 2020.

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar, who serves as one of the country’s vice presidents, was arrested in the capital.

President William Ruto has initiated urgent diplomatic efforts following the arrest and detention of South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar. In a statement on Thursday, March 27, Ruto ...

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called on all parties to exercise restraint amid reports of the arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar – the longtime rival of the ...

South Sudan's president Salva Kiir, left, and vice-president Riek Machar, right, shake hands after meetings to discuss outstanding issues to the peace deal on October 20, 2019.

The reported house arrest of Riek Machar, the former bush rebel leader who became South Sudan's First Vice President, marks the latest turn in the turbulent relationship with his rival, President ...