The announcement comes as former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga arrives in Juba to mediate the escalating political crisis between rival factions, the AFP reports. Speaking at a press conference in the capital,

South Sudan’s main opposition party says a peace agreement that ended a five-year civil war has collapsed, following the arrest of its leader Riek Machar a day earlier

Amid rising tensions in Africa’s youngest country and reports that the country’s first vice president was arrested, Bishop Christian Carlassare called for peace.

The detention of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has effectively collapsed the peace deal that ended the 2013-2018 civil war, his party said on Thursday.

There was no immediate comment from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, but footage published on social media showed its fighters streaming out of Khartoum.

The South Sudan government said on Friday First Vice President Riek Machar was "under house arrest," two days after he was detained, as a former Kenyan premier arrived in Juba

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar is under arrest and will be investigated on charges of trying to stir up rebellion, the government said on Friday, the first confirmation of a detention that world powers fear could reignite civil war.

Norway shuts Juba embassy due to escalating South Sudan security. Rising tensions spark fears of renewed conflict.

Norway has temporarily closed its embassy in Juba, South Sudan, citing worsening security. President Salva Kiir's dismissal of Upper Nile's governor, amidst clashes with rival forces, raises fears of renewed conflict.