South Sudan Independence

South Sudan, Vice President Riek Machar

$Who is Salva Kiir, the former rebel leading fractured South Sudan?$

Who is Salva Kiir, the former rebel leading fractured South Sudan?

When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 to a chorus of worldwide congratulations and celebrations, rebel-leader-turned-president Salva Kiir promised his people freedom and democracy.

Bloomberg L.P. · 7h

South Sudan Says Vice President Detained for Plotting Rebellion

South Sudan’s government said it placed First Vice President Riek Machar under house arrest after intelligence reports showed the former rebel leader was planning subversion.

UPI News on MSN · 1d

South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar arrested in move that threatens peace agreement

South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar was arrested and placed under house arrest, his party said. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition, or SPLM-IO, said that several South Sudanese military officials entered Machar's home Wednesday and served documents written and signed by President Salva Kiir.

South Sudan on brink of another civil war

Newsday · 7h

Fears of civil war in South Sudan stem from political rivalry between the president and his deputy

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

Associated Press News on MSN · 3d

South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, UN envoy says

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

Africanews on MSN · 3h

UN Secretary General warns of 'dire situation' in South Sudan

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, alerted the press Friday morning to what he is calling a, “dramatic and dire situation,” in South Sudan

UN News2h

‘Perfect storm’ in South Sudan demands urgent action, says Guterres

Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Friday of a rapidly deteriorating crisis in South Sudan, calling for urgent ...

Devdiscourse8h

Power Struggle in South Sudan: The Political Chess Game of Salva Kiir and Riek Machar

South Sudan's independence in 2011 was met with hopes for freedom and democracy. However, political rivalry between President ...

1don MSN

Who is Riek Machar, South Sudan's embattled vice president?

The reported house arrest of Riek Machar, the former bush rebel leader who became South Sudan's First Vice President, marks ...

KTBS 37h

S.Sudan govt says Vice President Machar 'under house arrest'

The South Sudan government said on Friday First Vice President Riek Machar was "under house arrest," two days after he was ...

Devdiscourse8h

South Sudan's Fragile Peace Threatened by Political Tensions

Political tensions in South Sudan escalate as Vice President Riek Machar is arrested in Juba. Conflicts between Machar and President Salva Kiir, originating from ethnic divides and a turbulent history ...

South Sudan suffers worst cholera outbreak in 20 years: UNICEF

South Sudan is suffering its worst cholera outbreak since it became an independent nation in 2011, the United Nations warned ...

Daily Post Nigeria on MSN1d

UN calls for ceasefire as violence escalates in South Sudan

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called for an immediate end to hostilities and urgent dialogue among ...

2don MSN

Sudan military says it has seized back control of capital city from paramilitary

The Sudanese military recaptured the capital of Khartoum on Wednesday, the military chief announced, a significant victory ...

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