Fears of civil war in South Sudan stem from political rivalry between the president and his deputy
Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar who serves as a vice president was ...
Who is Riek Machar, South Sudan's embattled vice president?
The reported house arrest of Riek Machar, the former bush rebel leader who became South Sudan's First Vice President, marks ...
Violence in South Sudan is rising again: what’s different this time, and how to avoid civil war
The recent outbreak of violence in South Sudan doesn’t appear to have been motivated by political directives from the country ...
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How social media is fanning tensions in South Sudan
Misinformation and online hate speech is fuelling panic and division in South Sudan at a time of acute political tensions that observers fear could drive the country back to war.
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Who is Salva Kiir, the former rebel leading fractured South Sudan?
When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in ... Tensions between Kiir's Dinka people, the country's largest ethnic group, and Machar's Nuer community have lingered, with both men accused ...
South Sudan’s Vice President Has Been Placed Under House Arrest, Party Says
The United Nations warned that the detention of Vice President Riek Machar threatens to push the world’s youngest country ...
UN chief: World leaders must speak with one voice to prevent a new civil war in South Sudan
The United Nations chief is urging regional and international leaders to prevent South Sudan from falling "over the abyss" ...
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Fears of civil war in South Sudan stem from political rivalry between the president and his deputy
But they are from rival ethnic groups: Kiir is from the Dinka, the largest ... war that killed an estimated 400,000 people. Machar has served as South Sudan’s No. 2 official on and off since ...