South Sudan

Level criticalupdated 5 min ago

Active armed conflict zone โ€” provisional

Based on UCDP armed-conflict records and official travel advisories, since August 28, 2026.

What governments advise19 states tracked
5 nothing to report1 advise against non-essential travel13 advise against all travel
Mira Safe's take

Strongly advised against right now โ€” follow official advisories. The country is also classified as an armed conflict zone.

1alerts in progress14 / 19states advise against travel227events over 12 months
HighCritical

What are the main risks in South Sudan?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 227 events there, including 9 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Armed conflict, Travel advisory.

Is there a government travel advisory for South Sudan?

Yes โ€” of the 19 governments we track, 14 advise against travel and 0 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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South Sudan: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined โ€” weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

UK (FCDO) travel advisory โ€” South Sudan

5 months ago ยท 15 sources

Critical

Being verified

We detected the following events, but they are not yet reliable enough to qualify as alerts โ€” they are awaiting confirmation from an official source. A report is not an established fact.

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to South Sudan?

First thing: the UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to South Sudan, the whole country, at its strongest level โ€” do not travel. That sits above everything else here. Over the last 12 months we recorded 183 events, 7 of them severe. Armed conflict is the smallest count and the heaviest one: 6 records, 5 of them severe. Wildfires make up the bulk of the raw total, 175 records with 1 severe, but that number says more about satellite detection than about danger. One flood was recorded, and one official advisory. Counting all hazards together, January is by far the heaviest month with 115 events, then February with 31 and December with 12 โ€” that shape follows the fire season. August is the quietest with a single event, May 2, June 3.

What it changes for a nomad

For a stay of weeks, the advisory decides, not the weather. Check first whether your insurance and your employer's rules still hold in a country the UK Foreign Office tells you not to travel to at all; many arrangements stop at that level. If you go anyway, plan around two different rhythms. Fires and floods follow the calendar: all hazards combined, January reaches 115 events, February falls back to 31, August holds a single one. Armed conflict follows no calendar โ€” 6 records, 5 of them severe โ€” and a quiet month tells you nothing about the next one. Keep money, documents and a way to charge your phone independent of any single address. Assume a road or a flight can be cut with no notice.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 24, 2026 ยท does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced โ†’

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    Over the last 12 months, South Sudan has seen a high number of wildfire events, totaling 175, with one considered severe. Conflict-related incidents occurred six times, with five marked as severe. Flooding was recorded once, but it was not severe. A travel advisory issued by UK FCDO strongly recommends avoiding all travel to the country. The busiest months for hazards are January, with 115 events, and February, with 31. The quietest months are August, with just 1 event, and May and June, with 2 and 3 events respectively. No recent major natural disasters or conflicts have been reported beyond the advisory. The country remains in a state where risks are significant, especially related to wildfires and conflict.

To watch right now

  • Two alerts are open in the country right now.
  • The do-not-travel advisory covers the whole country and stands at the strongest level.
  • A flood is among the most recent serious records; roads and services can still be carrying its effects.

To watch as a rule

  • Armed conflict: the smallest count on this page, 6 records with 5 severe, and by far the highest stakes for people.
  • Fires, which drive the raw totals with 175 records over 12 months and cluster in the dry months around January.
  • Floods, which do have a season here, though only one was recorded over the last 12 months.
  • Any change to the official advice, the fastest-moving item on this page.

Good reflexes

  • Ask your insurer, in writing, whether you are covered in a country under a do-not-travel advisory, before booking anything.
  • Reread the UK Foreign Office page for South Sudan before each move between towns.
  • Register your stay with your own embassy and keep its number saved offline.
  • Tell one person your route and your expected arrival time, every time you travel.
  • Carry offline maps, cash in small notes and a charged battery pack.

South Sudan: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country โ€” converging or not. The everyday reference.

Do not travel
Converging advisories fromAustraliaAustriaCanadaUnited Kingdom (FCDO)France (Quai d'Orsay)Germany (Auswรคrtiges Amt)IrelandItalyJapanSouth KoreaNew ZealandPolandSwedenSwitzerlandUS State Department

Zones cited by government advisories

Advised against (all travel)

  • Northern Bahr el Ghazal
  • Unity
  • Upper Nile
  • Western Bahr el Ghazal
  • Jonglei
  • Western Equatoria
  • Central Equatoria
  • Eastern Equatoria
  • Lakes
  • Warrap

Flags show which of the tracked governments cite each zone. Red takes precedence over orange.

Avoid all travel (French advisory)

  • The entire South Sudanese territory, with the exception of its capital and the cities of Wau, Yambio and Aweil, is placed in a zone where travel is formally discouraged.

Avoid unless essential (French advisory)

  • In Juba, as well as in the cities of Wau, Yambio and Aweil, the situation is generally calm and the level of crime is contained.

Translated from the French advisory โ€” hover a line to read the official wording.

Read the official notice โ†—
  • Advised against by 4+ states
  • Advised against by 1 state
  • Advised against unless essential

South Sudan: quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay โ€” not what is happening today.

Watch out vs the world median

  • Air quality (PM2.5): 23.7 ยตg/mยณ (median 17.3)
  • Road deaths: 36.7 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Physicians: 0.04 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • Life expectancy at birth: 57.7 years (median 74.7)
  • New displacements, conflict: 23.1 per 1,000 people (median 0.48)
  • New displacements, disasters: 13.7 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Air quality (PM2.5)
23.7ยตg/mยณ ยท 2023

Above the world median (17.3) ยท lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 ยตg/mยณ

Road deaths
36.7per 100,000 people ยท 2019

Above the world median (15.2) ยท lower is better

Physicians
0.04per 1,000 people ยท 2022

Below the world median (1.7) ยท higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
57.7years ยท 2024

Below the world median (74.7) ยท higher is better

New displacements, conflict
23.1per 1,000 people ยท 2023

Above the world median (0.48) ยท lower is better

282,000 people in total

New displacements, disasters
13.7per 1,000 people ยท 2023

Above the world median (0.73) ยท lower is better

167,000 people in total

Refugees hosted
49.4per 1,000 people ยท 2025

601,818 people in total

3,246 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
1,277,527people ยท 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) ยท 2026

8.3/10 โ€” very high

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background โ€” not today's alerts.

455documented deaths from organized armed violence, last 12 months

Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 โ€” academic records published 1โ€“3 months later, through 2026-06. Not a live indicator.

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams โ€” no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) ยท UNHCR

South Sudan: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days ยท 12 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire11
  • Civil unrest1

Last 12 months ยท 227 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire2163 3 severe
  • Armed conflict65 5 severe
  • Travel advisory11 1 severe
  • Armed attack1
  • Risk1
  • Flood1
  • Civil unrest1

By month

Eventsof which severe
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