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South Sudan VP arrest sparks fears of renewed conflict and potential civil war

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Riek Machar, the long-time rival to South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, has been arrested on Wednesday, March 26. A convoy of 20 heavily armed vehicles entered Machar's residence in the capital Juba, leading to his arrest in a dramatic escalation of a conflict that has been building for weeks. This incident has sparked concerns for the stability of the country, with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) calling on all parties to exercise restraint.

  1. SS
    Reath Muoch Tang
    1. This act is a blatant violation of the Constitution and the Revitalized Peace Agreement, as no legal procedures such as lifting his immunity have been followed.
    2. His bodyguards were disarmed, and an arrest warrant was delivered to him under unclear charges. Attempts are currently being made to relocate him.
  2. US
    US State Department
    1. We are concerned by reports South Sudan's First Vice President Machar is under house arrest. We urge President Kiir to reverse this action & prevent further escalation.
  3. ZA
    Nicholas Haysom
    United Nations Mission in South Sudan
    1. Tonight, the country's leaders stand on the brink of relapsing into widespread conflict or taking the country forward toward peace, recovery and democracy.
    2. Tonight, the country's leaders stand on the brink of relapsing into widespread conflict.
  4. Alan Boswell
    Crisis Group
    1. It looks like President Kiir is continuing to escalate. … Some people in Juba worry that Kiir is trying to start an ethnic war.
  5. SS
    Daniel Akech
    1. We are talking about the president and vice president as though they are the only two actors, but there are plenty within the opposition who are opposed to the government. So, if this escalates to violence, this could be very decentralised with multiple actors, making it difficult to put the fire out.

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sources

  1. 1.Le Monde
  2. 2.France 24
  3. 3.Al Jazeera
  4. 4.The Washington Post
  5. 5.The Guardian
  6. 6.Agence France-Presse
  7. 7.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.Ethnic tensions
  2. 2.Catholic Church
  3. 3.Famine
  4. 4.War in Sudan
  5. 5.Drought

countries

  1. 1.GermanyDE
  2. 2.FranceFR
  3. 3.United KingdomGB
  4. 4.NorwayNO
  5. 5.SudanSD
  6. 6.South SudanSS
  7. 7.UgandaUG
  8. 8.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition
  2. 2.United Nations Mission in South Sudan
  3. 3.White Army
  4. 4.FacebookUS
  5. 5.UN International Crisis Group
  6. 6.United Nations
  7. 7.Intergovernmental Authority on Development
  8. 8.Nuer
  9. 9.Dinka
  10. 10.US Bureau of African Affairs
  11. 11.US State DepartmentUS
  12. 12.South Sudan People's Defense Forces

persons

  1. 1.Riek Machar
  2. 2.Salva Kiir
  3. 3.Nicholas HaysomZA
  4. 4.Reath Muoch TangSS
  5. 5.Daniel AkechSS
  6. 6.Lilian Sukeji
  7. 7.Oyet Nathaniel Pierino
  8. 8.Alan Boswell
  9. 9.Angelina Teny
  10. 10.Benjamin Bol Mel Kuol
  11. 11.Malcolm Webb
  12. 12.Pal Mai Deng

technicals

  1. 1.Constitution
  2. 2.Revitalized Peace Agreement