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South Sudan VP Machar's party trying to locate him after arrest warrant issued
Reuters  |  Mar 27, 2025

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

South Sudan on brink of civil war as UN mission urges restraint amid reports of Machar's arrest
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 27, 2025

Dr Machar and his wife, Angelina Teny, were placed under house arrest on Wednesday night, an action that now threatens peace in the fragile nation.

Tensions rise in South Sudan as fragile peace accord teeters on the brink
Mwangi Maina  |  Mar 19, 2025

Amid cabinet reshuffles, arrests of senior officials in Juba, and a resurgence of militia activity in Upper Nile State, the risk of a renewed civil wa...

Morocco assumes AU Peace and Security Council Chair amid rising tensions in Africa
Mwangi Maina  |  Mar 12, 2025

The PSC strongly condemned the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for attempting to establish a parallel government in Nairobi, warning that the move risks pa...

IGAD calls for ceasefire in South Sudan as regional leaders meet to address security crisis
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 12, 2025

IGAD’s Executive Secretary Dr Workneh Gebeyehu said the authority’s Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification will...

Uganda says special forces deployed in South Sudan capital amid tensions
Reuters  |  Mar 11, 2025

Tensions have been growing in recent days in South Sudan after Kiir's government detained two ministers and several senior military officials allied w...

South Sudan situation deteriorating at alarming pace - U.N. rights body
Reuters  |  Mar 09, 2025

Earlier this month, security forces loyal to President Salva Kiir arrested two ministers and several senior military officials allied with Riek Machar...

South Sudan President Salva Kiir overhauls security, administrative leadership amid internal tensions
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 10, 2024

President Kiir dismissed the country’s army chief, police inspector-general, and central bank governor in a significant reshuffle following recent sec...

Calm restored in Juba after soldiers' clash at ex-intelligence chief's home
Foreign Reporter  |  Nov 22, 2024

The incident, described by the national army as a "misunderstanding" between layers of security forces stationed at the home, left two soldiers wounde...

Gunfire in South Sudan capital as forces attempt to arrest former intelligence chief
Reuters  |  Nov 22, 2024

Analysts said the sacking of Akol Koor reflected a power struggle at the highest levels of government.

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