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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that a peace agreement in South Sudan was in a shambles, telling the country's leaders to put down the weapons and put all the people o...
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South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar is under arrest and will be investigated, the government said on Friday - the first official confirmation of a detention that world powers fear could tip...
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"The arrest of the first vice-president without due process undermines the rule of law and threatens the stability of the nation," he added.
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South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar is under arrest and will be investigated, the government said on Friday - the first official confirmation of a detention that world powers fear could tip the nation back into war.
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South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar (L), seen here with President Salva Kiir in 2019, was arrested Wednesday, his party said. File Photo courtesy of STR/EPA-EFE Advertisement
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