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Armed clashes on 28 July 2025 in Kajo-Keji county, Central Equatoria, between South Sudanese and Ugandan communities over a contested border have displaced more than 16,000 people into four temporary sites in Kangapo 1 and 2 payams in the county. Displaced households are sheltering in churches, schools, and makeshift structures, facing urgent needs for food, safe water, shelter, and healthcare. Overcrowding raises protection risks, particularly for women and children. Humanitarian assistance is limited as insecurity highly constrains access. Disruption to cross-border trade and livelihoods is likely to worsen already severe food insecurity levels – i.e. Crisis (IPC Phase 3) or worse – in South Sudan. Without a rapid response, humanitarian conditions could deteriorate further. The violence follows earlier July tensions involving the Uganda People’s Defence Forces and South Sudan People’s Defence Forces, highlighting the fragility of the Uganda–South Sudan border. Continued tensions may trigger additional displacement, including into Uganda. (Radio Tamazuj 06/08/2025, Xinhuanet 12/08/2025, AJ 01/08/2025)

Attacks by non-state armed groups from 20 July to 3 August 2025 in Ancuabe, Chiure, and Muidumbe districts of Cabo Delgado displaced over 57,000 people – the largest spike so far in 2025. The majority of displacement occurred in Chiure district, where homes and critical infrastructure were damaged or destroyed. The displaced population is sheltering in schools or with host families, with urgent needs. Humanitarian access remains highly constrained, with reports of ransom demands on trucks and the looting of aid intended for assisting the displaced, 58% of whom are children. Children separated from their families face heightened risks of violence, exploitation, and abuse. Severe education disruptions in Cabo Delgado elevate child protection risks. Recent attacks have led to the closure of 87 schools in Chiure district, affecting 48,000 students and 490 teachers, according to government sources. This is alongside the 117 schools that remain closed in Cabo Delgado. (STC 08/08/2025, IOM 05/08/2025, MNA 08/08/2025)

In just one week, over 60 people, mostly women and children, have died from malnutrZition in Al Fasher, North Darfur. The city and Abu Shouk displacement camp, where people already face Famine (IPC phase 5), remain cut off from aid as hostilities intensify, placing 300,000 civilians at heightened risk of IPC 5. All exit routes are blocked, and dwindling supplies of food, water, and medicine are increasing mortality risks from starvation and preventable diseases. The risk for IPC 5 was first detected in Zamzam displacement camp in December 2024 and has spread to other areas, with Al Fasher among the worst affected. The crisis is compounded by continuing violence, including recent attacks in North Darfur that killed at least 40 civilians and injured 19. With cholera outbreaks also spreading, civilians face a deadly convergence of hunger, disease, and insecurity, with little prospect of relief without sustained access. (UN 11/08/2025, WFP X 13/08/2025, IPC 11/07/2025, BBC 12/08/2025)