Riek Machar was ‘in confinement by the government’ and his life was ‘at risk’, opposition spokesman Pal Mai Deng has told the media.

South Sudan’s main opposition party says its leader Riek Machar has been arrested. The U.N. recently warned that the country ...

South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir, left, and vice-president Riek Machar, right, shake hands after meetings in Juba in 2019. (AP/Sam Mednick) Under the agreement, elections were supposed to be held in ...

Sit together. Listen to each other. Negotiate in good faith. Resolve this crisis before it becomes another national tragedy.

JUBA, South Sudan — After being gang-raped by armed men while ... Now one aid group is trying to bridge the gap with ...

Business between Uganda and South Sudan is slowing down as rising tensions over a fragile power-sharing deal between President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A 28-year-old mother of four who was gang-raped by armed men while collecting firewood, enters a makeshift ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Sexual assault is a constant risk for many women in South Sudan. Yet most women struggle to get help. Now one aid group is trying to bridge the gap with technology, to find ...

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — After being gang-raped by armed men while collecting firewood, the 28-year-old tried in vain to get help. Some clinics were closed, others told her to return later and ...