First Vice President Riek Machar Stories

President William Ruto on Thursday said he had called President Kiir to discuss the situation leading to Machar’s arrest and detention.

Foreign governments have warned that civil war could break out again in South Sudan following weeks of escalating tensions that originated in fighting...

This conflict can be traced back to historical tensions between the Nuer and Dinka communities, worsened by the 1991 split of the Sudanese People’s Li...

A South Sudanese general was among around 27 soldiers killed on March 7 when a U.N. helicopter trying to evacuate them from Nasir came under attack.

The arrest of officials including a deputy military chief and two ministers allied to Machar in the capital Juba last week, coupled with a wave of dea...

This extension shifts the end of the transitional period from February 2025 to February 2027 and moves the scheduled elections from December 2024 to D...