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Update S. Sudan peace deal collapses as rival leader Riek Machar placed under house arrest

S. Sudan peace deal collapses as rival leader Riek Machar placed under house arrest

  • The arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar has effectively nullified South Sudan’s 2018 peace deal, raising fears of a return to civil war
  • The United States and the UN have urged restraint, warning that escalating tensions between President Salva Kiir and Machar could destabilize not just South Sudan but the entire region
By Reuters - AFP ·

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