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South Sudan's Machar Arrested on Rebellion Charges, Country's Government Says

09:23, 29 March 2025

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Machar's party denies government accusations of supporting the White Army, an ethnic Nuer militia involved in recent clashes with the army in Nasir, triggering the current crisis. Earlier this month, clashes occurred between forces loyal to both leaders outside Juba and in other locations.

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South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar is under arrest and will be investigated for inciting rebellion, the country's government reported.

"Machar and his anti-peace colleagues of the SPLM/A-IO (Machar's party), who are under arrest will be investigated and brought to book accordingly," government spokesperson Michael Makuei said.

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He highlighted that the 2018 peace agreement, which ended a five-year civil war between Kiir's Dinka forces and Nuer fighters loyal to Machar, remains in force.