Fears Grow Of Return To Civil War In South Sudan After Vice-presidents Detention

Placing of Riek Machar under house arrest comes after period of rising tensions and armed clashes South Sudans first vice-president and main opposition leader, Riek Machar, has been placed under house arrest, prompting a warning from the UN that the country is at risk of relapsing into widespread conflict. Machars party said the arrest has effectively collapsed the peace deal that ended the 2013-2018 civil war.
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