2025 in South Sudan

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This article lists events in 2025 in South Sudan.

Incumbents

• President: Salva Kiir Mayardit
• Vice President: Riek Machar

Events

January

• 17 January – A nationwide nighttime curfew is imposed following riots targeting Sudanese nationals and their businesses ^[1] that leave 16 Sudanese dead. ^[2]
• 22 January –
  • More than 600 people arrested during the anti-Sudanese riots escape from a military detention facility in Juba. ^[3]
  • The government imposes a 30-day block on social media in response to the anti-Sudanese riots. ^[4]
• 29 January – 2025 Light Air Services Beechcraft 1900 crash : A small aircraft chartered by Chinese oil firm Greater Pioneer Operating Company crashes during takeoff near an oil field in Unity State, killing all but one of its 21 passengers and crew. ^[5]

February

• 3 February – The government signs a peace agreement with a rebel group led by Simon Gatwech Dual in a ceremony in Sudan in which Gatwech's group would be integrated into the South Sudan People's Defence Forces. ^[6]
• 7 February – An outbreak of mpox is declared by the health ministry after a Ugandan national residing in Juba tests positive for the disease. ^[7]
• 10 February –
  • President Salva Kiir Mayardit implements a cabinet reshuffle that results in the transfer of James Wani Igga as second vice president to become secretary-general of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. He is replaced as second vice president by Benjamin Bol Mel. Meanwhile, fifth vice president Hussein Abdelbagi is replaced by Josephine Joseph Lagu and becomes agriculture minister, while Yolanda Awel Deng is dismissed as health minister. ^[8]
  • Western Equatoria governor Alfred Futuyo Karaba is reported to have gone into hiding after a shooting near his residence in Yambio shortly after being dismissed from his position by President Kiir earlier in the day. ^[9]
• 16 February – Ten soldiers are killed in an ambush blamed on armed youths in Nasir, Upper Nile State. ^[10]
• 18 February – President Kiir orders the dismissal of Francis Marial Abur as governor of Warrap State and Chol Deng Alak as chief administrator of the Abyei Administrative Area. They are replaced by Magok Magok Deng and Charles Abyei Jok respectively. ^[11]
• 20 February – The government orders a two-week closure of schools nationwide due to a heatwave. ^[12]

March

• 3 March – 2025 Nasir clashes: Clashes break out in the town of Nasir between members of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces and the Nuer White Army. ^{[13] [14]}
• 4 March – Deputy army chief General Gabriel Duop Lam is arrested on unspecified charges. ^{[15] [16]}
• 5 March – Petroleum Minister Puot Kang Chol is arrested on unspecified charges. ^[15]
• 7 March – A UN helicopter evacuating soldiers near Nasir is attacked, killing 27 people including a UN crew member and a South Sudanese general. ^[17]
• 16 March – At least 12 civilians are reported to have been killed in an airstrike in Nasir County. ^[18]
• 17 March – The government orders the evacuation of civilians from Nasir County due to clashes with the Nuer White Army. ^[18]
• 18 March – The SPLM-IO suspends its participation in the peace process, citing deteriorating relations between Riek Machar and President Salva Kiir Mayardit amid clashes and arrests. ^[19]
• 22 March – Germany closes its embassy in Juba amid concerns over the conflict in South Sudan. ^[20]
• 24 March – The deputy governor of Lakes State, Isaiah Akol Mathiang, is arrested on charges of insubordination and incitement believed to be connected to his opposition to the arrest of SPLM-IO officials. ^[21]
• 26 March –
  • Vice President Riek Machar and his wife, interior minister Angelina Teny, are arrested in their residence in Juba, prompting the SPLM-IO to announce the end of the 2018 peace agreement terminating the South Sudanese Civil War. ^[22]
  • Norway temporarily closes its embassy in Juba amid concerns over the conflict in South Sudan. ^[23]

April

• 5 April – The United States cancels all visas issued to South Sudanese nationals and halts the approval of visa applications after the US State Department accuses Juba of refusing to repatriate its nationals deported from the US. ^[24]

May

• 3 May – Seven people are killed in an airstrike on a hospital operated by Médecins Sans Frontières in Fangak. ^{[25] [26]}

June

• 5 June – Eight men deported from the US, including one South Sudanese, arrive in Juba escorted by US marines. ^[27]

• 17 June – The first court martial of the SSPDF is inaugurated in Wau. ^[28]

July

• 7 July – President Kiir dismisses Paul Nang Majok as commander of the SSPDF and replaces him with Dau Aturjong. ^[29]
• 28 July – At least four SSPDF soldiers are killed in clashes with Ugandan soldiers along the South Sudan–Uganda border in Central Equatoria. ^[30]

August

• 18 August – Israel announces it would send urgent humanitarian aid to South Sudan including medical equipment, water purification supplies, and food to address the cholera outbreak there, amid reports that Israel was in talks with the Government of South Sudan about resettling people from the Gaza Strip in South Sudan. ^[31]
• 28 August – One rebel fighter and two soldiers are reported killed following clashes between the SSPDF and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) in Western Equatoria and Upper Nile States. ^[32]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in South Sudan

Source: ^[33]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 30 March – Eid al-Fitr
• 18 April – Good Friday
• 19 April – Easter Saturday
• 20 April – Easter Sunday
• 21 April – Easter Monday
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 16 May – SPLA Day
• 6 June – Eid al-Adha
• 9 July – Independence Day
• 30 July – Martyrs' Day
• 24 December – Christmas Eve
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – Boxing Day

See also

• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
• East African Community
• Community of Sahel–Saharan States
• International Conference on the Great Lakes Region

References

1. "South Sudan imposes nationwide overnight curfew to curb violence targeting Sudanese traders". AP News. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
2. "16 Sudanese nationals killed in South Sudan riots". Sudan Tribune. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
3. "200 Detainees On Loose After Mass Jailbreak In South Sudan". Barron's. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
4. "South Sudan orders temporary ban on social media over violence in neighboring Sudan". AP News. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
5. "Plane crash in South Sudan kills at least 20 people". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
6. "South Sudan opposition faction signs peace deal in Sudan". Sudan Tribune. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
7. "South Sudan declares mpox outbreak after case confirmed in Juba". Sudan Tribune. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
8. "Kiir sacks two VPs, health minister". Sudan Tribune. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
9. "Sacked governor urged to return after fleeing Yambio". Radio Tamazuj. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
10. "10 soldiers killed in South Sudan attack: army". Sudan Tribune. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
11. "Kiir sacks Warrap State governor, Abyei administrator". Sudan Tribune. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
12. "South Sudan closes schools after students collapse due to extreme heat". AP News. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
13. "Fighting grips Nasir County, civilians flee". Radio Tamazuj. 2025-03-03. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
14. "'White Army' claims control of Nasir town". Radio Tamazuj. 2025-03-04. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
15. "South Sudan arrests key Machar allies as army surrounds his house". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
16. Obulutsa, George (5 March 2025). Kannampilly, Ammu; Doyle, Gerry (eds.). "South Sudan vice president's spokesman says deputy head of military arrested, risking peace deal". Reuters. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
17. "South Sudan general among dozens killed in attack on UN helicopter". The Guardian. 8 March 2025. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
18. "South Sudan orders civilians to vacate a northern area as it battles an armed group". AP News. 17 March 2025. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
19. "South Sudan party partially withdraws from peace process". Reuters . 18 March 2025.
20. "Germany closes its embassy in South Sudan as it teeters on the brink of civil war". Associated Press . 2025-03-22. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
21. "South Sudan security shuts opposition office in Lakes State, arrests deputy governor". Sudan Tribune . 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
22. "VP's arrest ends South Sudan peace deal, his party says". BBC . 2025-03-27. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
23. Solsvik, Terje (26 March 2025). Rasmussen, Louise (ed.). "Norway temporarily shuts South Sudan embassy over security". Reuters. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
24. "US revokes all South Sudan visas, halts issuance over repatriation dispute". Sudan Tribune. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
25. "MSF condemns deadly attack on hospital in South Sudan as 'clear violation of international law'". AP News. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
26. "At least seven killed in South Sudan hospital bombing: MSF". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
27. "South Sudan says eight deportees from the US are under government care". The Guardian. 2025-07-09. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-07-15.
28. "General Court Martial starts work in Wau". Radio Tamazuj. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
29. "South Sudan's president Salva Kiir dismisses army chief Paul Nang Majok". Africanews. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
30. "Border clash between Ugandan, South Sudanese troops kills at least four". Al Jazeera. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
31. "Israel says will deliver humanitarian aid to South Sudan". Daily Sun (Bangladesh) . Agence-France Presse. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
32. "Two days of clashes between South Sudan's army and rebel groups raise fears for fragile peace deal". Africanews . 18 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
33. "South Sudan Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

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