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South Sudan: Opposition Leaders, Others, Detained

South Sudanese authorities have arrested at least 22 political and military personnel in the wake of violent clashes that started in mid-February 2025 between government and armed groups in Upper Nile.

The Economist · 2d

Another civil war looms in South Sudan

Many South Sudanese worry that Juba could soon be consumed by violence again. In 2020 the two main adversaries in the civil war formed a unity government. Yet the truce between Salva Kiir, the president,

BBC · 12h

What’s causing insecurity in South Sudan?

South Sudan’s unity government, led by President Salva Kiir with former rebel leader, Riek Machar as First Vice President, is facing mounting tensions, and clashes between forces allied to the president and first vice president are threatening a fragile power-sharing agreement. Could the young nation be heading towards a new civil war?

Dailymotion on MSN · 19h

Why South Sudan's leaders thrive on instability

We look at why South Sudan, which declared independence to avoid conflict with Khartoum now finds itself facing another civil war and how leaders have failed to ensure lasting peace at the expense of civilians.

Deutsche Welle on MSN · 1d

Why is South Sudan on edge again?

The UN has expressed concern, regional mediators are scrambling and a US evacuation is underway.Tensions are spiraling in South Sudan amid escalating militia violence in the Upper Nile state in the east of the country,

Crux11h

Vatican representative says things getting worse in South Sudan

Violence is worsening in South Sudan according to the Vatican representative to the African country, saying the world’s ...

Devdiscourse2d

South Sudan in Turmoil: Authorities Arrest Opposition Figures Amid Rising Violence

Since March 4, at least 22 individuals have been detained by authorities, raising concerns over due process and human rights ...

The EastAfrican on MSN8h

How the latest crisis in South Sudan exposes weaker monitoring ways

Amid ongoing regional and international efforts to contain the situation, the major concern ...

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South Sudan arrests key Machar allies as army surrounds his house

South Sudanese forces have arrested the petroleum minister and several senior military officials allied with First Vice ...

ABC News10d

Army surrounds South Sudan vice president's home as his allies are arrested

South Sudan -- South Sudanese soldiers surrounded Vice President Riek Machar's home in the capital on Wednesday and several of his allies were arrested after an armed group allied to him ...

4don MSN

Uganda deploys special forces to South Sudan to protect the government as fears of civil war grow

Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva ...

3don MSN

East African bloc urges South Sudan to free arrested officials

A bloc of East African nations on Wednesday called for South Sudan's government to release detained officials and lift ...

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Army surrounds South Sudan's vice president's home as his allies are arrested

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudanese soldiers surrounded Vice President Riek Machar’s home in the capital on Wednesday and several of his allies were arrested after an armed group allied to him ...

8don MSN

1 crew member killed as UN helicopter is attacked in violence-prone South Sudan

A crew member was killed and two others were injured when a United Nations helicopter on an evacuation mission in a remote ...

South Sudan on the Brink? Uganda Deploys Troops as Political Crisis Worsens | Firstpost Africa |N18G

South Sudan on the Brink? Uganda Deploys Troops as Political Crisis Worsens | Firstpost Africa | N18G Tensions are escalating in South Sudan as fears of renewed conflict grow. Uganda has deployed ...

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