The detention of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has effectively collapsed the peace deal that ended the 2013-2018 civil war, his party said on Thursday.

A faction of the SPLA-IO Kit-Gwang led by Lt. Gen. Johnson Olony has denied social media reports claiming that its leader, Lt. Gen. Johnson Olony, has been arrested or placed under house arrest in ...

You know that First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar is under house arrest with his wife and ... processes,” the official added, reaffirming Juba’s commitment to regional peace and security.

T he 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 ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Divisions emerged Wednesday in South ... Salva Kiir recently threatened to tip South Sudan back into civil war, remained in house arrest as Sudan People's Liberation ...

The controversy comes amid heightened tensions in Juba following reports of Machar’s house arrest. Kiir’s government has accused Machar of mobilising his SPLA-IO forces to instigate political ...