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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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

March 27 (UPI) --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 ...

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 ...

Machar accuses Uganda of violating UN arms embargo Uganda says deployment was requested by South Sudan government Uganda fears conflict could destabilise region, cause refugee influx NAIROBI ...