South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar has been placed under house arrest in a decision that could reignite tensions in Africa’s youngest nation.
The move came on Tuesday after renewed fighting between tribal factions in Upper Nile State, which led to the arrest and detention of four top military officers allied to Machar’s party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO). The government also deployed troops around Machar’s house.
