War looms again in South Sudan

South Sudan again faces the danger of civil war. Intense fighting between President Salva Kiir’s military and militias loyal to Vice President Riek Machar spread rapidly over the past week from the capital, Juba, into the surrounding villages of Equatoria Province.

Tensions: Vice President Riek Machar (left) and President Salva Kiir
Tensions: Vice President Riek Machar (left) and President Salva Kiir
Published 15 July 2016, 07:44Updated 15 July 2016, 10:54
Africa