His party said South Sudan’s vice president, Machar, was arrested.
His party said South Sudan’s first vice president, Riek Machar, a long-time rival to the country’s president, Salva Kiir, has been detained. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM/IO) said a senior security official, including the Defense Minister, entered Machar's residence in the capital Juba and disarmed the bodyguard late Wednesday. “Technically, Dr. Machar was arrested,…