At least 58 members of the opposition SPLM-IO, led by First Vice President Riek Machar, have defected to President Salva Kiir’s ruling SPLM party. The move took place during a campaign rally in Riwoto ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed his intelligence chief and two of the country's vice-presidents, replacing ...

South Sudan’s deputy president is threatening to immediately withdraw from a fragile peace agreement with the president over ...

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has sacked two of his vice-presidents, the country's spy chief and other senior officials.

South Sudan’s deputy president says a cabinet reshuffle this week that saw the removal of multiple senior officials threatens a fragile peace agreement reached with the president in 2018.

The country endured a vicious five-year civil war between Kiir and his bitter rival, Vice-President Riek Machar.

A Cabinet reshuffle by South Sudan’s president might destabilize the 2018 peace agreement with vice president Riek Machar. Key figures were removed, sparking concern about potential repercussions on ...

South Sudan’s deputy president Riek Machar has threatened to withdraw from the 2018 peace agreement after President Salva Kiir dismissed multiple officials, including two vice presidents ...

Riek Machar, whose political rivalry with President Salva Kiir has in the past exploded into civil war, called for the reinstatement of Health Minister Yolanda Awel Deng and Gen. Alfred Futuyo ...

Riek Machar, whose political rivalry with President Salva Kiir has in the past exploded into civil war, said in a statement Wednesday he will “walk out of the agreement” reached in 2018 if two ...