South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has accused Uganda of violating a United Nations arms embargo by entering the country with armoured and air force units, and conducting airstrikes there.

Diaspora leaders descended on Washington this week to demand that the United States press Uganda to withdraw its troops from South Sudan as the country’s worsening domestic political crisis risks igniting into regional war.

At least 85 refugees from South Sudan on Thursday entered Uganda through Busia, seeking asylum following renewed insurgency back at home. Over the last five days, tension has been rising between forces loyal to South Sudan’s first vice president,

In response, Minister Oboth explained, “UPDF is very creative; they could have carried their small food rations. However, we thank the Ministry of Finance, which has allocated Shs60b. The Shs39.1 billion will be covered, allowing us to fund the operation in South Sudan.”

Uganda’s Parliament approved a plan to deploy troops to South Sudan as a power struggle escalates. The tensions are related to a breakdown of the coalition formed between South Sudan President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar, a former rebel leader-turned-deputy president. Machar’s party last week withdrew from talks towards brokering peace.

Cross-border traders in Uganda say the current conflicts in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan have greatly impeded their businesses. This comes at a time

South Sudan’s embattled vice president said the deployment of Ugandan troops in his country violates a United Nations arms embargo and risks collapsing a peace accord, as the UN warned the oil-producing nation is on the brink of civil war.

The detention of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar under house arrest has effectively collapsed the peace deal that ended the 2013-2018 civil war, his party said on Thursday.