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| Riek Machar: South Sudan vice-president charged with murder and treason | Riek Machar: South Sudan vice-president charged with murder and treason |
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| Riek Machar has been under house arrest since March | Riek Machar has been under house arrest since March |
| South Sudan's First Vice-President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity in a move that some fear could reignite the country's civil war. | South Sudan's First Vice-President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity in a move that some fear could reignite the country's civil war. |
| Justice Minister Joseph Geng Akech said the charges against Machar relate to an attack in March by a militia allegedly linked to the vice-president. | Justice Minister Joseph Geng Akech said the charges against Machar relate to an attack in March by a militia allegedly linked to the vice-president. |
| The roads leading to his house in the capital, Juba, have been blocked by tanks and soldiers. | The roads leading to his house in the capital, Juba, have been blocked by tanks and soldiers. |
| Forces loyal to Machar fought a five-year civil war against those backing President Salva Kiir until a 2018 peace deal ending the fighting in the world's newest country. | |
| Machar has been under house arrest since March, with the UN, African Union and neighbouring countries all calling for calm. | |
| Why fears are growing of a return of civil war to South Sudan | |
| Helicopter pilot recounts flying under gunfire in daring rescue mission | |
| The 2018 peace deal ended the conflict that had killed nearly 400,000 people, however the relationship between Machar and Kiir has become increasingly strained amid ethnic tensions and sporadic violence. | The 2018 peace deal ended the conflict that had killed nearly 400,000 people, however the relationship between Machar and Kiir has become increasingly strained amid ethnic tensions and sporadic violence. |
| The March attack was carried out by the White Ant militia, largely made up of fighters from the Nuer ethnic group, the same as Machar. | |
| They overran an army base in the north-eastern town of Nasir, reportedly killing 250 soldiers and a general. A UN helicopter also came under fire, leading to the death of its pilot. | |
| South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan in 2011 following decades of conflict. | |
| But within two years, civil war broke out. | |
| Additional reporting by the BBC's Nichola Mandil in Juba | |
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