But the country slid into a civil war in December 2013 largely based on ethnic divisions when forces loyal to Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, battled those loyal to Machar, an ethnic Nuer. More than 40,000 ...

Sep. 20, 2024 — A new study highlights the role of natural killer T cells in influencing the immune response to dengue virus, potentially reducing the severity of ... Study Identifies Areas of ...

The nation is governed by a coalition government, led by President Salva Kiir and five vice presidents, who include Kiir’s rival Riek Machar, the leader of the SPLM/A-IO party. Machar was ...

A Catholic bishop in the Africa’s youngest country has directed the people under his care to participate in daily prayers for peace amid testimonies of rising tension in South Sudan and reports ...

The South Sudan government said yesterday 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 ...

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar is under arrest and will be investigated on charges of trying to stir up rebellion, the government said on Friday, the first confirmation of a ...

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Juba (AFP) – 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 ...

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 ...

A convoy of 20 heavily armed vehicles entered Machar's residence in the capital Juba late on Wednesday and arrested him, according to a statement issued by a member of his party -- a dramatic ...

“[I] had a phone call with Pres[ident] Salva Kiir on the situation leading to the arrest and detention of 1st vice Pres[ident] Riek Machar in South Sudan. After consultations with Pres[ident ...