2018 in South Sudan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2018 Timeline of South Sudanese history ← 2017 2016 2015 2018 in South Sudan → 2019 2020 2021 Decades: 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2018 Timeline of South Sudanese history Events in the year 2018 in South Sudan. President: Salva Kiir Mayardit Vice President: James Wani Igga Events Ongoing – Sudanese nomadic conflicts Ongoing since June 2016 – armed clashes in Wau State between the Dinka-dominated Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and local opposition forces. 9 September – Yirol Let L-410 Turbolet crash Deaths 20 April – James Ajonga Mawut, army commander (b. 1961).[1] References ↑ "South Sudan army chief James Ajongo dies in Cairo". africanews.com. Retrieved 29 April 2018. vte Years in South Sudan (2011–present) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 vte2018 in AfricaSovereign states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe States with limitedrecognition Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Ascension Island Mayotte Réunion Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha Western Sahara Related Articles