Fears for South Sudan peace after arrest of vice president
The UN warns that South Sudan has been pushed closer to conflict by the arrest of Vice President Riek Machar. He and the interior minister, his wife, have been detained at their home by forces loyal to President Salva Kiir. This comes amid rising tension between the longstanding rivals. The two are signatories to a rapidly unravelling 2018 peace deal that was meant to end a five-year civil war.
The UN warns that South Sudan has been pushed closer to conflict by the arrest of Vice President Riek Machar. He and the interior minister, his wife, have been detained at their home by forces loyal to President Salva Kiir. This comes amid rising tension between the longstanding rivals. The two are signatories to a rapidly unravelling 2018 peace deal that was meant to end a five-year civil war.
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