The United Nations warned that the detention of Vice President Riek Machar threatens to push the world’s youngest country ...

The AU chair released a statement on Monday, days after Raila's attempts to mediate in the nation suffered a setback.

The reported house arrest of Riek Machar, the former bush rebel leader who became South Sudan's First Vice President, marks ...

First Vice President Riek Machar reportedly arrested after armed convoy entered his residence in the capital, Juba.

Kenya's Special Envoy to South Sudan, Raila Odinga, has revealed that he was denied access to South Sudan's First Vice ...

The South Sudan government said on Friday that First Vice President Riek Machar was "under house arrest," two days after he ...

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar is under arrest and will be investigated on charges of trying to stir up ...

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

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 ...

The papers said that Machar was removed from the vice presidency and under arrest. Machar purportedly rejected the documents ...

Mr Machar was "in confinement by the government" and his life was "at risk" after "heavily armed vehicles forcefully entered ...