FILE PHOTO: Kenya's Opposition leader Raila Odinga addresses delegates after signing a memorandum of understanding between the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) with President William Ruto, to pursue proposed reforms under the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) talks, at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya March 7, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File photo
NAIROBI (Reuters) -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.
Reports that Machar - a longtime rival of President Salva Kiir - was arrested on Wednesday prompted international calls for restraint. Neighbouring Kenya sent its former prime minister, Raila Odinga, to defuse tensions.
