Risk events in South Sudan, April 2026

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85 events were recorded: 66 conflict events and 19 unrest events.

85 eventsSources: gdelt · ucdp

85 events· South Sudan

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedMilitary force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Malakal, South Sudan · South Sudan · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Malakal, South Sudan · South Sudan · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 28 Apr 2026Assault in Wau, South Sudan · South Sudan · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Wau, South Sudan · South Sudan · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Malakal, South Sudan · South Sudan · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 28 Apr 2026Non-state conflict in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 28 Apr 2026Non-state conflict in South Sudan · South Sudan · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Wau, South Sudan · South Sudan · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 26 Apr 2026Assault in Wau, South Sudan · South Sudan · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Yei, South Sudan · South Sudan · 25 Apr 2026Military force used in Yei, South Sudan · South Sudan · 24 Apr 2026Military force used in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 24 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in South Sudan · South Sudan · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 23 Apr 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 22 Apr 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 21 Apr 2026Assault in South Sudan · South Sudan · 21 Apr 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 21 Apr 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 20 Apr 2026Military force used in Malakal, South Sudan · South Sudan · 20 Apr 2026Military force used in Gambēla, South Sudan · South Sudan · 20 Apr 2026Military force used in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 20 Apr 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 18 Apr 2026Military force used in Kitgum, South Sudan · South Sudan · 18 Apr 2026Military force used in Gambēla, South Sudan · South Sudan · 17 Apr 2026Riot in South Sudan · South Sudan · 28 Apr 2026Demonstration in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 26 Apr 2026Demonstration in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 24 Apr 2026Riot in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 23 Apr 2026Riot in South Sudan · South Sudan · 23 Apr 2026Riot in Malakal, South Sudan · South Sudan · 23 Apr 2026Riot in Malakal, South Sudan · South Sudan · 23 Apr 2026Riot in South Sudan · South Sudan · 23 Apr 2026Riot in Malakal, South Sudan · South Sudan · 23 Apr 2026Riot in South Sudan · South Sudan · 23 Apr 2026Demonstration in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 23 Apr 2026Riot in Malakal, South Sudan · South Sudan · 20 Apr 2026Riot in South Sudan · South Sudan · 18 Apr 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
66
37 in the list
Unrest
19
13 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: 67
66
Unrest
90-day baseline: 5.7
19
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-04-01000000
2026-04-02001000
2026-04-03000000
2026-04-0400100124
2026-04-050000059
2026-04-060050011
2026-04-0700010137
2026-04-08000101042
2026-04-0900000610
2026-04-1000000348
2026-04-1100000311
2026-04-12001001835
2026-04-13008301654
2026-04-14003001672
2026-04-15009001172
2026-04-1600010802
2026-04-1700200713
2026-04-1800210815
2026-04-1900000345
2026-04-200041093
2026-04-2100300403
2026-04-2200100434
2026-04-2300280219
2026-04-2400210229
2026-04-2500100310
2026-04-2600210113
2026-04-270030086
2026-04-280011100
2026-04-29005000
2026-04-30000000

Events

What is happening now

85 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Malakal, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Malakal · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Malakal, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Malakal · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Assault in Wau, South Sudan

    Severity 2 · Wau · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Wau, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Wau · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Malakal, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Malakal · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in Juba, South Sudan

    7 fatalities · Juba · Source: ucdp

  16. Conflict

    Non-state conflict in South Sudan

    2 fatalities · Source: ucdp

  17. Unrest

    Riot in South Sudan

    Severity 4 · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Wau, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Wau · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Assault in Wau, South Sudan

    Severity 2 · Wau · Source: gdelt

  23. Unrest

    Demonstration in Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Yei, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Yei · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Yei, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Yei · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  27. Unrest

    Demonstration in Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in South Sudan

    Severity 4 · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  30. Unrest

    Riot in Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 4 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  31. Unrest

    Riot in South Sudan

    Severity 4 · Source: gdelt

  32. Unrest

    Riot in Malakal, South Sudan

    Severity 4 · Malakal · Source: gdelt

  33. Unrest

    Riot in Malakal, South Sudan

    Severity 4 · Malakal · Source: gdelt

  34. Unrest

    Riot in South Sudan

    Severity 4 · Source: gdelt

  35. Unrest

    Riot in Malakal, South Sudan

    Severity 4 · Malakal · Source: gdelt

  36. Unrest

    Riot in South Sudan

    Severity 4 · Source: gdelt

  37. Unrest

    Demonstration in Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Assault in South Sudan

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Malakal, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Malakal · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Gambēla, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Gambēla · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  46. Unrest

    Riot in Malakal, South Sudan

    Severity 4 · Malakal · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Kitgum, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Kitgum · Source: gdelt

  49. Unrest

    Riot in South Sudan

    Severity 4 · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Gambēla, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Gambēla · 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.