In the 1980s, before the country gained independence from Sudan, Machar was a senior commander in the Sudan People’s ...

FILE PHOTO: South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar takes the oath of office at the State House in Juba (Reuters) -The reported house arrest of Riek Machar, the former bush rebel leader who ...

South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, could soon devolve into renewed civil war. On Wednesday, soldiers surrounded Vice ...

In March 2025, South Sudan’s ex-vice president Riek Machar was placed under house arrest. Members of his security team and key opposition figures were also arrested. Social media posts have circulated ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The criminal trial of the South Sudanese opposition figure Riek Machar began in the capital on Monday, with the country's suspended vice president appearing in a cage ...

South Sudan's Vice President Riek Machar attends a meeting of Pope Francis with authorities, leaders of civil society and the diplomatic corps, in the garden of the Presidential Palace in Juba, ...

FILE PHOTO: South Sudan's Vice President Riek Machar addresses a news conference in Juba NAIROBI (Reuters) -South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has accused Uganda of violating a United ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar faces charges of treason and other serious crimes, local justice authorities said Thursday, as fears grow that the east African ...

(Reuters) -The reported house arrest of Riek Machar, the former bush rebel leader who became South Sudan's First Vice President, marks the latest turn in the turbulent relationship with his rival, ...

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar, the long-time rival to President Salva Kiir,as he arrives for a meeting with South Sudan's President Salva Kiir at the presidential office in Juba on ...