Concerns Grow Over Civil War Due to Riek Machar’s Trial

Fears of renewed civil war in South Sudan have escalated as the suspended Vice-President Riek Machar’s party calls for “regime change” following his arrest on serious charges, which they label a political attack on the peace deal that ended a previous conflict. Meanwhile, a UN report highlights rampant corruption, with billions in oil revenues misappropriated, exacerbating the country’s humanitarian crisis.

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