UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply concerned with the escalating situation in South Sudan, warning that the ...

The South Sudan government said on Friday First Vice President Riek Machar was "under house arrest," two days after he was ...

A convoy of 20 heavily armed vehicles entered Machar's residence in the capital Juba late on Wednesday and ... United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), with the latter warning that the ...

“This will not only devastate South Sudan but also affect the entire region,” UNMISS said in a statement ... “forcefully entered” Machar’s residence in the capital, Juba, on Wednesday evening to ...

‘Grim’ situation in Juba Patrick Oyet, DW correspondent ... head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Efforts to negotiate a peace agreement are only possible if both leaders can “put the ...

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar, the long-time rival to President Salva Kiir, was arrested on Wednesday -- a ...

In the capital, Juba, the army was heavily deployed near Machar’s house ... The U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) called for restraint on Thursday, saying the country stood on the ...

The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (Unmiss) called for restraint ... entered” Mr Machar’s residence in the capital, Juba, on Wednesday evening to deliver an arrest warrant.

US, UK, France, Germany, EU and Norway raise concern over reports of detention of South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar; call on President Kiir to ensure ceasefire, dialogue.