South Sudan in border clashes with Ugandan forces

Submitted by WW4 Report on Mon, 07/27/2026 - 01:15

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[6]More than 10,000 civilians [7] are reported displaced in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria state following clashes [8] between government troops and Ugandan forces. The fighting marks a sharp escalation in a long-running border dispute. Talks are underway at the scene to try to resolve the conflict over the contested area in Kajo-Keji county, along the frontier with Uganda's West Nile region. (Map via PCL [9])

More than 10,000 civilians [7] are reported displaced in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria state following clashes [8] between government troops and Ugandan forces. The fighting marks a sharp escalation in a long-running border dispute. Talks are underway at the scene to try to resolve the conflict over the contested area in Kajo-Keji county, along the frontier with Uganda's West Nile region. (TNH [10], Radio Tamazuj [11])

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