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South Sudan’s government has formally demanded that the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) reduce its international military contingents by 70%, ground all aircraft with intelligence-gathering capabilities, and close several military bases and civilian protection sites, according to a diplomatic note obtained by Radio Tamazuj.

Addressing the UN General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan highlighted escalating armed clashes, political detentions, and widespread human rights violations, calling for coordinated efforts to safeguard civilians and uphold justice. “South Sudan’s political transition is falling apart,” Commissioner Barney Afako told the Assembly.

The Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity has made no progress in the unification and deployment of forces since the Nasir incident, which led to the arrest and suspension of First Vice President and leader of the SPLM/A-IO, Riek Machar. South Sudan graduated the first batch of its Necessary Unified Forces (NUF) on August 30, 2022, marking a significant milestone in the implementation of the 2018 peace agreement.

Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Anita Kiki Gbeho, arrived in Torit on Tuesday and announced plans to close the UNMISS office there. The UN Mission attributed the closure of the Torit office to a global funding crisis that has forced it to reduce its operations by 18 percent.

On Thursday, October 16, 2025, after a half-hour debate, the Bundestag approved the German government's request to continue the Bundeswehr's participation in the United Nations-led peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. 

The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan warned on Monday that the nation faces a renewed wave of armed violence, deepening human rights violations, and mass displacement, stating that the country’s political leaders have “deliberately stalled progress and brought South Sudan to yet another precipice.”

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has removed the country's military chief and reinstated his predecessor whom Kiir had sacked three months earlier, state-run television announced. The moves add to relentless turnover within the ranks of South Sudan's military and government as Kiir contends with armed conflict and speculation within the country about his eventual succession.

An international ceasefire monitor says parties to South Sudan ‘s faltering peace agreement have recruited new fighters and abducted children to participate in a conflict that observers have warned could widen again into civil war.

A faction of the South Sudan holdout opposition group has welcomed a recent announcement by the transitional government that it is considering resuming the Tumaini Initiative peace talks, which the government had previously declared dead.

Machar and seven others who have been charged alongside him, including Petroleum Minister Puot Kang Chol, were seen sitting inside a barred cage in the court on Monday during a live broadcast on national television. … Earlier this month, a decree read on state radio said Kiir suspended the first vice president due to charges stemming from his alleged involvement in attacks by the White Army against federal forces in March.