The International Crisis Group posted on 21 January 2026 a commentary titled "Rebel Offensive Sounds Onset of War in South Sudan" by Daniel Akech.
Fighting has broken out between the Dinka forces of President Salva Kiir and the Nuer followers of Vice President Riek Machar. The current situation is stoking ethnic grievances and will likely draw in South Sudan's neighbors in Uganda and factions fighting in Sudan.
