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South Sudan Tensions Rise: Minister and Officials Detained

3/5/2025

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Minister Detained Amid Tensions

Amid escalating tensions in South Sudan, forces have detained Petroleum Minister Puot Kang Chol and military officials loyal to First Vice President Riek Machar. This alarming development comes on the heels of renewed violence in Upper Nile State, jeopardizing the fragile peace established in 2018 between Machar and President Salva Kiir, which had brought an end to a brutal civil war.

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SPLA-IO Demands Release

Tensions are escalating in Juba, South Sudan, after the arrest of high-ranking military officials tied to the SPLA-IO, notably General Gabriel Duop Lam. The SPLA-IO has denounced these arrests as breaches of the 2018 peace agreement, calling on President Salva Kiir to release the detainees to avert further unrest and safeguard stability in the region.

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Minister Detained Amid Tensions

Amid escalating tensions in South Sudan, forces have detained Petroleum Minister Puot Kang Chol and military officials loyal to First Vice President Riek Machar. This alarming development comes on the heels of renewed violence in Upper Nile State, jeopardizing the fragile peace established in 2018 between Machar and President Salva Kiir, which had brought an end to a brutal civil war.

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