2026 in South Sudan

• President: Salva Kiir Mayardit
• Vice President: Riek Machar

• 19 January – President Salva Kiir Mayardit dismisses Angelina Teny as interior minister for unspecified reasons and replaces her with Aleu Ayieny Aleu.^[1]
• 20 January – SPLA-IO rebels seize the town of Panyume in Central Equatoria.^[2]

• 3 February – A drone attack is carried out on a hospital run by Médecins Sans Frontières in Lankien, Jonglei State.^[3]
• 27 February – Former finance minister Bak Barnaba Chol is arrested while trying to flee to Uganda.^[4]

• 1 March – Abiemnom massacre: At least 169 people are killed in an attack by armed youths linked to rebel faction on Abiemnom County, Ruweng Administrative Area.^[5]
• 8 March – The SSPDF orders the evacuation of the town of Akobo in preparation for a military operation.^[6] It later claims the recapture of the town on 12 March.^[7]
• 26 March – South Sudan announce measures restricting electricity consumption due to the international energy crisis, with the Juba Electric Distribution Company saying the capital will start experiencing daily power cuts] on a "rotational basis".^[8]
• 29 March – At least 70 people are killed in clashes at a gold mine in Jebel Iraq, Central Equatoria.^[9]

• 7 April – President Kiir dismisses Jemma Nunu Kumba as Speaker of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly and replaces her with Joseph Ngere Paciko.^[10]
• 27 April – A Cessna 208 Caravan operated by CityLink Aviation crashes southwest of Juba, after losing communication en route from Yei River County to Juba International Airport; all 14 people on board are killed.^[11]

• 22 December – 2026 South Sudanese general election^[12]

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• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 20 March – Eid al-Fitr
• 3 April – Good Friday
• 4 April – Easter Saturday
• 5 April – Easter Sunday
• 6 April – Easter Monday
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 16 May – SPLA Day
• 27 May – Eid al-Adha
• 9 July – Independence Day
• 30 July – Martyrs' Day
• 24 December – Christmas Eve
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – Boxing Day

• 20 February – Malesh Soro, 48, football manager (national team)^[14]
• 19 March – Nicholas Haysom, 73, head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (since 2016).^[15]