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 ...

Rift between president and longtime rival is deepening Dispute threatens to drag South Sudan back to war Kenya sends former prime minister as special envoy NAIROBI, March 28 (Reuters) - South ...

The South Sudan government said on Friday that First Vice President Riek Machar was "under house arrest," two days after he was detained, as a former Kenyan premier arrived in Juba to mediate the ...

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, Kenya ...

(Reuters) -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 ...

NAIROBI - South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has accused Uganda of violating a United Nations arms embargo by entering the country with armoured and air force units, and conducting ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s main opposition party said its leader Riek Machar has been arrested as the U.N. called on all parties to uphold the 2018 agreement that ended the country ...

South Sudan's main opposition party has said its leader has been arrested amid warnings of renewed civil war in the world's youngest country. Riek Machar was "in confinement by the government ...

South Sudan’s main opposition party said its leader Riek Machar has been arrested as the UN called on all parties to uphold the 2018 agreement that ended the country's civil war. The UN had ...

The detention of South Sudan’s first vice-president Riek Machar under house arrest has in effect collapsed the peace deal that ended the country’s 2013-2018 civil war, his party said on Thursday.