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Coverage dated March 26, 2025

South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar arrested in move that threatens peace agreement

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South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar was arrested and placed under house arrest, his party said.

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  1. Daily Journal

    South Sudan opposition says its leader Machar has been arrested as UN warns of a renewed civil war (opens Daily Journal)

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    JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s main opposition party said its leader Riek Machar has been arrested as the U.N. called on all parties to uphold the 2018 agreement that ended the country’s civil war. The U.N.

  2. Al Jazeera

    UN warns of conflict in South Sudan amid reports of VP Riek Machar’s arrest (opens Al Jazeera)

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    First Vice President Riek Machar reportedly arrested after armed convoy entered his residence in the capital, Juba.

  3. UPI

    South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar arrested in move that threatens peace agreement (opens UPI)

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    South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar was arrested and placed under house arrest, his party said.

  4. The Guardian

    Fears intensify of return to civil war as South Sudan vice-president arrested (opens The Guardian)

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    Riek Machar’s house arrest and armed clashes signal ‘a severe unravelling’ of 2018 peace deal, his party says

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