Conflict Timeline
A high-level timeline of major conflict and security milestones. This page is a reference guide and may be updated as additional verification and documentation becomes available.
Key milestones
- 2011 — Independence; early security and state-building pressures emerge.
- Dec 2013 — Civil war erupts; widespread violence and displacement follow.
- 2015 — Peace agreement efforts intensify; implementation remains contested.
- 2016 — Renewed fighting in Juba; political crisis deepens.
- 2018 — Revitalized peace framework signed; slow implementation follows.
- 2020 — Transitional arrangements continue; security sector issues persist.
- 2021–2024 — Localized violence, fragmentation, and humanitarian access constraints continue.
- 2025–2026 — Continued insecurity and ceasefire disputes; regional mediation efforts re-emerge.