Risk events in South Sudan, August 2026

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62 events were recorded: 58 conflict events and 4 unrest events.

62 eventsSources: gdelt

62 events· South Sudan

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedMilitary force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Wau, South Sudan · South Sudan · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Malakal, South Sudan · South Sudan · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Wau, South Sudan · South Sudan · 19 Aug 2026Assault in South Sudan · South Sudan · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 19 Aug 2026Military force used in Malakal, South Sudan · South Sudan · 18 Aug 2026Assault in Wau, South Sudan · South Sudan · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 16 Aug 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 15 Aug 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 15 Aug 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 15 Aug 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 14 Aug 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 13 Aug 2026Military mobilization in South Sudan · South Sudan · 12 Aug 2026Military force used in Wau, South Sudan · South Sudan · 12 Aug 2026Assault in South Sudan · South Sudan · 12 Aug 2026Assault in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 12 Aug 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 12 Aug 2026Assault in South Sudan · South Sudan · 12 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in South Sudan · South Sudan · 12 Aug 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 12 Aug 2026Military force used in Wau, South Sudan · South Sudan · 11 Aug 2026Military force used in Wau, South Sudan · South Sudan · 11 Aug 2026Military force used in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 11 Aug 2026Military force used in Wau, South Sudan · South Sudan · 11 Aug 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 11 Aug 2026Military force used in Wau, South Sudan · South Sudan · 11 Aug 2026Military force used in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 11 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 10 Aug 2026Nuclear alert in Wau, South Sudan · South Sudan · 10 Aug 2026Military force used in Wau, South Sudan · South Sudan · 10 Aug 2026Assault in South Sudan · South Sudan · 10 Aug 2026Assault in Kitgum, South Sudan · South Sudan · 10 Aug 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 10 Aug 2026Military force used in Gambēla, South Sudan · South Sudan · 10 Aug 2026Military force used in Juba, South Sudan · South Sudan · 9 Aug 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 9 Aug 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 8 Aug 2026Military force used in Koboko, South Sudan · South Sudan · 7 Aug 2026Assault in South Sudan · South Sudan · 7 Aug 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 7 Aug 2026Military force used in Malakal, South Sudan · South Sudan · 7 Aug 2026Military force used in South Sudan · South Sudan · 6 Aug 2026Demonstration 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 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
58
47 in the list
Unrest
4
3 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
58
Unrest
90-day baseline: 5.5
4
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-010000054
2026-08-020020022
2026-08-03001000
2026-08-04003100
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

Events

What is happening now

62 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Wau, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Wau · Source: gdelt

  3. Unrest

    Demonstration in Kitgum, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Kitgum · 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 Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Wau, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Wau · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Assault in South Sudan

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Malakal, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Malakal · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Assault in Wau, South Sudan

    Severity 2 · Wau · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military mobilization in South Sudan

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Wau, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Wau · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Assault in South Sudan

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Assault in Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 2 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Assault in South Sudan

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in South Sudan

    Severity 4 · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  27. Unrest

    Demonstration in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Wau, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Wau · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Wau, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Wau · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Wau, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Wau · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Wau, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Wau · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  35. Unrest

    Demonstration in Malakal, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Malakal · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 4 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Wau, South Sudan

    Severity 4 · Wau · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Wau, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Wau · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Assault in South Sudan

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Assault in Kitgum, South Sudan

    Severity 2 · Kitgum · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Gambēla, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Gambēla · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Juba, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Juba · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Koboko, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Koboko · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Assault in South Sudan

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Malakal, South Sudan

    Severity 3 · Malakal · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used 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.