"About 300,000 people have fled South Sudan so far in 2025 as armed conflict between rival leaders threatens civil war, the United Nations warns. The mass displacement was reported on Monday by the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan. The report cautioned that the conflict between President Salva Kiir and suspended First Vice President Riek Machar risks a return to full-scale war. The commission's report called for an urgent regional intervention to prevent the country from sliding towards such a tragic event."
"South Sudan has been beset by political instability and ethnic violence since it gained independence from Sudan in 2011. The country plunged into civil war in 2013 when Kiir dismissed Machar as vice president. The pair agreed a ceasefire in 2017, but their fragile power-sharing agreement has been unravelling for months and was suspended last month amid outbreaks of violence among forces loyal to each."
About 300,000 people have fled South Sudan so far in 2025 as fighting between President Salva Kiir and suspended First Vice President Riek Machar threatens full-scale civil war. The UN Commission on Human Rights reported mass displacement and urged urgent regional intervention to prevent wider conflict. The 2017 power-sharing agreement has been unravelling, with Machar placed under house arrest in March after fighting in Nasir and later charged with treason, murder and crimes against humanity. Renewed clashes drove nearly 150,000 people into Sudan and similar numbers into Uganda, Ethiopia and Kenya. More than 2.5 million South Sudanese refugees live abroad while two million remain internally displaced. The commission linked the crisis to corruption and lack of accountability among leaders.
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