NSS arrests key Machar allies in Rumbek as tensions rise

South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS) arrested the deputy governor of Lakes State, Isaiah Akol Mathiang, and several other officials on Monday in a move targeting allies of First Vice President Riek Machar, sources said. Dr. Akol, who chairs Machar’s opposition party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO), in Lakes State, was detained a day […]