In a new cycle of escalating security threats in the eastern arc of the African continent and its adjacent southern regions, the dynamics of local and ...

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 detention ...

A peace deal ending a conflict that killed tens of thousands in South Sudan is in danger of collapsing, raising fears that ...

Amid rising tensions in Africa’s youngest country and reports that the country’s first vice president was arrested, Bishop ...

The United Nations chief is urging regional and international leaders to prevent South Sudan from falling 'over the abyss' ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that a peace agreement in South Sudan was in a shambles, ...

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

When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 to a chorus of worldwide congratulations and celebrations, ...

Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar who serves as a vice president was ...

South Sudan’s main opposition party says a peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war has collapsed, following the ...

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