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Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar, who serves as one of the country’s vice presidents, was arrested in the capital.
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Kenya is sending former Prime Minister Raila Odinga to South Sudan as a special envoy to help defuse a growing rift between President Salva Kiir and longtime rival First Vice President Riek Machar whi...

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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 arrested in the capital.
South Sudan says Vice President Machar will be investigated, raising war fears
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.
South Sudan’s Vice President Has Been Placed Under House Arrest, Party Says
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South Sudan’s president arrests VP, opposition says, risking imminent war
President Salva Kiir ordered the arrest of Riek Machar, the opposition said, imperiling a 2018 peace deal. Several embassies urged their citizens to leave the country.
South Sudan VP Machar's party trying to locate him after arrest warrant issued
The party of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar said on Wednesday it was trying to locate him after the defence minister and chief of national security "forcefully entered" his residence and delivered an arrest warrant.
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" into another civil war, and to speak with one voice to support a return to peace.
South Sudan says arrested VP Machar tried to stir rebellion
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 that world powers fear could reignite civil war.
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’s opposition.
South Sudan is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war, UN envoy says
The top U.N. official in South Sudan is warning that the country is teetering on the edge of renewed civil war
Who is Salva Kiir, the former rebel leading fractured South Sudan?
When South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 to a chorus of worldwide congratulations and celebrations, rebel-leader-turned-president Salva Kiir promised his people freedom and democracy.
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