Overview

• First Vice President Riek Machar remains under house arrest after being detained by heavily armed forces loyal to President Salva Kiir on March 26, 2025.
• Machar's party has declared the 2018 Revitalized Peace Agreement effectively nullified, citing the arrest as a violation of the deal's terms.
• Clashes between government forces and opposition-aligned groups have displaced over 50,000 people, with reports of airstrikes and attacks on civilian areas.
• Uganda has deployed troops to support Kiir's government, while international actors, including the UN and Kenya, are mediating to prevent further escalation.
• Experts warn of a potential return to widespread ethnic violence and humanitarian catastrophe in the world's youngest nation, with millions already facing acute food insecurity.