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

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

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar is under arrest and will be investigated on charges of trying to stir up ...

The United Nations chief is urging regional and international leaders to prevent South Sudan from falling 'over the abyss' ...

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar is under arrest and will be investigated, the government said on Friday - the ...

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Kiir belongs to the Dinka, South Sudan’s largest ethnic group, while Machar is a Nuer, the second largest tribe. Their rivalry dates back to the pre-independence civil war, which saw Machar acce ...

In an apparent attempt to boost his stature as a leader of the Nuer, South Sudan's second largest tribe after the Dinka, Machar has kept in his possession a ceremonial stick once carried by a ...

In all three states, offensives have been conducted by opposition commanders that defected to the South Sudan People's Defence ... to replace this force. The Nuer youth of Nasir, tired of being ...