A delegation from the African Union (AU) did not meet with detained First Vice President Riek Machar in Juba this week to ...

On March 26, 2025, while accompanying the newly appointed Minister of Local Government and Law Enforcement Agency, Bol Akoon ...

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 world’s youngest ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, right, and Vice President Riek Machar, left, attend a Holy Mass led by Pope Francis at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023.

South Sudan's president Salva Kiir, left, and vice-president Riek Machar, right, shake hands after meetings to discuss outstanding issues to the peace deal on Oct. 20, 2019.

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar takes the oath of office at the State House in Juba, South Sudan, February 22, 2020.

The South Sudan government said on Friday that First Vice President Riek Machar was "under house arrest," two days after he was detained, as a former Kenyan premier arrived in Juba to mediate the ...

The precarious peace deal that has held South Sudan together since 2018 is on the brink of collapse, and observers warn the ...

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has called on all parties to exercise restraint amid reports of the arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar – the longtime rival of the ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar, who serves as one of the country’s vice presidents, was arrested in the capital.

The reported house arrest of Riek Machar, the former bush rebel leader who became South Sudan's First Vice President, marks the latest turn in the turbulent relationship with his rival, President ...