Current risks in South Sudan

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4 unrest events, 0 earthquakes, 0 conflict events, and 0 travel advisory changes are active. Fire activity is 5× the 30-day mean.

4 eventsSources: gdelt

4 events· South SudanElevated fire activity · 780 hotspots in the last 24 h vs. a 30-day mean of 158.45

Unrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 4 events plottedDemonstration in Kitgum, South Sudan · South Sudan · 20 Aug 2026Demonstration in South Sudan · South Sudan · 12 Aug 2026Demonstration in Malakal, South Sudan · South Sudan · 11 Aug 2026Demonstration in South Sudan · South Sudan · 4 Aug 2026

Totals for South Sudan, last 30 days

Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
52
0 in the list
Unrest
3
4 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is developing in South Sudan

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type in South Sudan

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 66
52
Unrest
90-day baseline: 5.3
3
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day in South Sudan

Last 30 days · fire hotspots as line

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-050030068
2026-08-06003005
2026-08-070040026
2026-08-080010032
2026-08-090020052
2026-08-100070081
2026-08-110071046
2026-08-120081030
2026-08-130010027
2026-08-1400100115
2026-08-150030024
2026-08-160020011
2026-08-170000075
2026-08-18001004
2026-08-190070026
2026-08-200021012
2026-08-210000022
2026-08-220000020
2026-08-230000065
2026-08-2400000122
2026-08-2500000196
2026-08-2600000256
2026-08-2700000497
2026-08-2800000497
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-3000000359
2026-08-3100000651
2026-09-0100000496
2026-09-0200000780
2026-09-03000000

Events

What is happening in South Sudan

4 events · newest first

  1. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kitgum, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Kitgum · Source: gdelt

  2. Unrest

    Demonstration in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  3. Unrest

    Demonstration in Malakal, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Malakal · Source: gdelt

  4. Unrest

    Demonstration in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.

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