Risk events in South Sudan, January 2026

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7 events were recorded: 7 conflict events.

7 eventsSources: ucdp

7 events· South Sudan

Conflict

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Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
7
7 in the list
Unrest
0
0 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is moving

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

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 68.2
7
Unrest
90-day baseline: 5.5
0
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
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2026-01-02002000
2026-01-03000000
2026-01-04001000
2026-01-05000000
2026-01-06000000
2026-01-07000000
2026-01-08000000
2026-01-09000000
2026-01-10000000
2026-01-11000000
2026-01-12000000
2026-01-13000000
2026-01-14000000
2026-01-15000000
2026-01-16001000
2026-01-17000000
2026-01-18000000
2026-01-19001000
2026-01-20000000
2026-01-21000000
2026-01-22000000
2026-01-23000000
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2026-01-26000000
2026-01-27000000
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2026-01-30001000
2026-01-31000000

Events

What is happening now

7 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in South Sudan

    6 fatalities · Source: ucdp

  2. Conflict

    State-based conflict in South Sudan

    6 fatalities · Source: ucdp

  3. Conflict

    State-based conflict in South Sudan

    3 fatalities · Source: ucdp

  4. Conflict

    State-based conflict in South Sudan

    5 fatalities · Source: ucdp

  5. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in South Sudan

    14 fatalities · Source: ucdp

  6. Conflict

    State-based conflict in South Sudan

    4 fatalities · Source: ucdp

  7. Conflict

    State-based conflict in South Sudan

    70 fatalities · Source: ucdp

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.