Tensions are rising in the oil-rich east African nation of South Sudan after Riek Machar who serves as a vice president was ...

Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African ...

Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African ...

South Sudan's opposition said on Thursday the arrest overnight of First Vice President Riek Machar, long-time rival to ...

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar, the long-time rival to President Salva Kiir, was arrested on Wednesday -- a move described by the UN as leaving the country on the brink of widespread ...

Clashes have broken out between forces loyal to South Sudan’s opposition leader Riek Machar and government troops in Tonga, ...

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. had warned ...

Russian financial and military contributions have been credited with helping the SAF achieve its gains in recent months. Russia has long desired a Red Sea naval base near Port Sudan, and the expulsion ...

A cross section of residents of the South Sudan capital, Juba, have voiced concerns over the worsening security situation ...