SPLM/SPLA-IO Stories

South Sudan on edge as Riek Machar faces historic treason trial after court rejects immunity claim
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 29, 2025

Machar, who has been under house arrest since March, was formally charged two weeks ago along with seven others over alleged links to a militia attack...

South Sudan crisis: Suspended VP Riek Machar charged with treason and terrorism
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 22, 2025

Machar faces multiple charges, including treason, crimes against humanity, murder, terrorism, and conspiracy, all linked to an alleged attack on a gov...

Salva Kiir promotes senior officers amid renewed tensions in South Sudan
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 16, 2025

Riek Machar has been under house arrest since security forces stormed his residence in March.

South Sudan opposition calls mass mobilisation after Riek Machar charged with treason
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 15, 2025

The SPLM/SPLA-IO described President Salva Kiir’s government as “a setup of dictatorship, peace spoilers and state capture that is holding power illeg...

President Salva Kiir suspends Riek Machar deepening political crisis in South Sudan
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 12, 2025

Justice Minister Joseph Geng Akech told reporters earlier in the day that Machar, Kang, and six other senior SPLM-IO leaders faced treason and murder...

South Sudan peace deal at risk, RJMEC warns amid rising violence and political arrests
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 18, 2025

The warning was issued by Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) interim chairperson, Ambassador Major General (Rtd) George...

South Sudan peace deal under threat as key opposition leaders detained
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 30, 2025

Human Rights Watch estimates that 17 individuals remain incarcerated in Juba without formal charges.

Riek Machar’s party declares South Sudan peace deal null and void after his arrest
Barack Oduor  |  Mar 27, 2025

Civil society activists, the United Nations, and the United States have called for restraint and the reversal of the action following reports of the a...

South Sudan's VP Machar accuses Uganda of violating arms embargo
Amina Wako  |  Mar 25, 2025

In a letter addressed to the U.N., African Union and the IGAD regional bloc, Machar said Uganda's military intervention in South Sudan had violated a...

Violence in South Sudan is rising again: What’s different this time, and how to avoid civil war
The Conversation  |  Mar 19, 2025

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...

Sanctioned Sudan’s RSF and rebel allies claim eight territories amid global condemnation
Mwangi Maina  |  Mar 04, 2025

The move, which comes just days after fierce international condemnation, signals a dramatic escalation in Sudan's power struggle.

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