Riek Machar
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In South Sudan, the same two old men beat the same old war drums
Salva Kiir and Riek Machar hold the nation’s fate in their hands. Again
The dichotomy of Dominic Ongwen
The brutality meted out to the infamous Ugandan warlord was almost as horrifying as that delivered by him
Much of South Sudan’s cabinet has Covid-19. What happened?
And only two of the country’s five vice-presidents have not had the virus
Lifting the arms embargo on South Sudan would be a disgrace
Later this month, the UN Security Council will vote on whether to lift the arms embargo on South Sudan. Doing so would be a terrible mistake
After disastrous Zuma years, Ramaphosa must provide foreign policy clarity
For a country that is guided by ubuntu, South Africa has a record of embarrassing international blunders
Not the Nobel Prize: Giving war criminals the attention they deserve
A new ‘award’, Spoilers of Peace, is designed to name and shame those people preventing peace in South Sudan
More than 100 civilians killed in fresh S. Sudan violence, UN says
At least 104 people had been killed in attacks on villages in the southern region, the United Nations said on Wednesday
Kiir urges rival Machar to return to South Sudan
President Salva Kiir urges rebel chief Riek Machar to return to Juba during speech to parliament
South Sudan rivals meet in bid to salvage stalled peace deal
An August 2015 peace deal collapsed almost a year after it was signed and the conflict spread, drawing in more groups around the country
South Sudan rivals meet in bid to salvage stalled peace deal
South Sudan’s warring parties will hold talks in Addis Ababa on Thursday, in a bid to salvage a stalled peace deal
South Sudan’s bid to build a new army is troubled
Factors such as the militia and ethnic loyalties may prevent the formation of a united defence force
Hope, scepticism as warring South Sudan leaders sign peace deal
Hopes are high that the agreement will end the war which has cost the lives of tens of thousands of people
Riek Machar’s lonely ’exile’ in SA
The South Sudanese leader is stateless and cut off from friends and family
South Sudan’s crisis is complex, but there’s a way out of war and fragility
South Sudan has a huge challenge ahead to achieve and maintain peace.
South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar ‘under house arrest’ in Pretoria, says source
A well-connected regional political consultant said Machar was being kept ‘basically under house arrest’ near Pretoria with his movements restricted.