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South Sudan risks return to war after opposition leader's arrest, UN warns

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar at a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Juba in February 2023. AFP - SIMON MAINA

The political party of South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has warned that his arrest on Wednesday invalidates the country's 2018 peace deal.

First Vice President Riek Machar, South Sudan's opposition leader, is reportedly under house arrest.

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