South Sudan opposition calls for mobilisation of forces for 'regime change'

A fragile power-sharing deal between President Salva Kiir and his long-time rival, Riek Machar, has been unravelling for months, threatening to return the young nation to a civil war that left 400,000.....

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South Sudan's opposition has called for armed mobilization to achieve "regime change" after its leader, Riek Machar, was charged with treason and crimes against humanity. This escalates tensions in the country, threatening to reignite a civil war that previously claimed 400,000 lives.

Machar was charged with murder, treason, and crimes against humanity on Thursday, and stripped of his position as first vice-president.
The charges stem from an alleged attack by an ethnic militia in March that the government claims killed over 250 soldiers.
The International Crisis Group warns that this call to mobilize serves as a "red warning" to global partners regarding the failing power-sharing deal.