South Sudan’s vice president, Riek Machar, was charged Thursday with murder, treason, and crimes against humanity. Justice Minister Geng Akech accused him of directing ethnic militias in deadly assaults on federal forces that left more than 250 soldiers dead.

This case traces back to a March 2025 assault in Nasir, Upper Nile state, where the Nuer White Army militia overran a government garrison, leading to 250 fatalities. Officials linked this event directly to Machar’s political and military network. Justice Minister Akech has accused the SPLA-IO leadership of steering the militia’s actions behind the scenes, portraying the raid as the product of calculated coordination rather than a spontaneous outburst of violence. Machar has been under house arrest since March 2025 and his subse

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