South Sudan's VP Machar deposed by party: rival leaders

South Sudan

Riek Machar is a pivotal figure in South Sudan's bloody road to independence and subsequent civil war

South Sudan's vice president Riek Machar has been ousted as head of his party and its armed forces, say rival leaders who accused the rebel-turned-politician of no longer representing their interests.

He served as vice president in South Sudan's first post-independence government alongside his old rival, President Salva Kiir.