Riek Machar Stories

Salva Kiir: South Sudan’s president fought for independence, but then fuelled division, violence
The Conversation  |  Nov 10, 2024

Kiir and Machar signed a peace agreement in September 2018 between the government and numerous opposition groups.

Peace monitor endorses extension of South Sudan’s transitional period, elections delay
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 19, 2024

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...

South Sudan VP Riek Machar withdraws SPLM-IO party from Kenya-led Tumaini Peace Initiative
Amina Wako  |  Jul 17, 2024

Machar accused the initiative of overstepping its mandate and undermining the East African Community's existing revitalised peace agreement and sovere...

South Sudanese society group calls for Kiir, Machar to step down ahead of December polls
Amina Wako  |  Jun 07, 2024

The civil society group also called for the dissolution of the National Security Service (NSS), advocating for its reconstitution as the National Inte...

South Sudan still not ready for elections, head of peace monitoring body warns
Amina Wako  |  May 27, 2024

RJMEC has warned that there is still no evidence of adequate preparation for conducting elections in South Sudan, barely seven months to the polls.

Ramaphosa holds talks with key South Sudanese actors in latest drive
Amina Wako  |  Apr 18, 2024

Ramaphosa met with key South Sudanese actors, including President Salva Kiir, and his first deputy Riek Machar, to receive updates on the peace agreem...

South Sudan election commission receives funding ahead of December polls
Bashir Mohammed  |  Apr 10, 2024

The United Nations reports that South Sudan will hold general elections in December 2024, signalling the conclusion of a transitional period that foll...

Make-or-break moment for South Sudan as polls near
Amina Wako  |  Mar 13, 2024

The impending election presents a tricky situation, with the world watching Sudan, aware that the outcome of the polls will shape its future trajector...

South Sudan’s Kiir, Machar meet over renewed violence in oil-rich region
Foreign Correspondent  |  Feb 06, 2024

About 40 people lost their lives in the violence over the weekend.

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