First Vice President Riek Machar reportedly arrested after armed convoy entered his residence in the capital, Juba.

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 ...

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar, the long-time rival to President Salva Kiir, was arrested on Wednesday – a move described by the UN as leaving the country on the brink of ...

An armed convoy led by top security officials, including the defence minister, entered Machar's residence in the capital, ...

The detention of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has effectively collapsed the peace deal that ended the 2013-2018 civil war, his party said on Thursday.

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 ...

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 president of South Sudan has arrested his vice president, according to a statement released by the vice president’s party on Thursday, threatening to plunge the oil-rich but deeply impoverished ...

Join our Whatsapp channel JUBA: The government of South Sudan said on Friday that First Vice President Riek Machar was “under house arrest”, two days after he was detained, as a former Kenyan ...

Rising tensions in the east African country of South Sudan, culminating in the 26 March arrest of Vice-President Riek Machar, ...