The detention of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has effectively collapsed the peace deal that ended the ...

The arrest of Vice President Riek Machar could trigger a new wave of fighting in Africa's youngest nation. Analysts are ...

Tensions escalated in March when an armed group loyal to Machar overran an army base and the government responded with ...

South Sudan’s main opposition party said Thursday a peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war has collapsed, following the arrest of its leader Riek ...

A cross section of residents of the South Sudan capital, Juba, have voiced concerns over the worsening security situation ...

Norway shuts Juba embassy due to escalating South Sudan security. Rising tensions spark fears of renewed conflict.

South Sudan's opposition said on Thursday the arrest overnight of First Vice President Riek Machar, long-time rival to ...

Forces loyal to South Sudan’s First Vice President, Riek Machar, and the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) have ...

Norway has temporarily closed its embassy in Juba, South Sudan, citing worsening security. President Salva Kiir's dismissal ...

Norway's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it was temporarily shutting its embassy in South Sudan's capital Juba due to the deteriorating security situation in the country.

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar, the long-time rival to President Salva Kiir, was arrested on Wednesday -- a move described by the UN as leaving the country on ...