Dagaalka Soomaaliya ee dowladda Koonfurta Soomaaliya ayaa ka dhigay gobolka Jonglei meel aad u adag, iyadoo amarrada nabadgelyo ee 2026-ka ka dhacday Akobo ay keentay in 273,000 qof ay ka cararaan deegaanka. Qaxootiga ayaa ku guuray dhulka Ethiopia iyo gobollada ku dhow, iyadoo xaaladda cagaaran ee El Niño ay ku darayso khataraha daalka.
Dagaalka iyo Amarrada Nabadgelyo ee Akobo
Gobolka Jonglei ee Koonfurta Soomaaliya ayaa marayay xaalad adag oo dagaal iyo amni darro ka jirta, iyadoo dagaalku ka bilowday dhamaadkii 2025-kii. Amarrada nabadgelyo ee 2026-kii ayaa ku bixisay in dadka, shaqaalaha nabadgelyo, iyo ciidamada Midowga Afrika ay ka baxaan Akobo. Amarradaas ayaa keentay in 273,000 qof ay ka cararaan deegaanka, iyadoo 16,530 qof ay ka yimaadeen Uror, Nyirol, iyo Akobo West.
Ciidamada dowladda Soomaaliya ee SSPDF ayaa ku sugan dhulka galbeedka Akobo, halka ciidamada SPLA-IO ay ku sugan yihiin dhulka bartamaha. Xaaladdan ayaa keentay in ciidamada Midowga Afrika ee UNMISS ay ka baxaan xarunta Akobo East, iyadoo dadka deegaanka ay u baahan yihiin ilaaliyayaal ciidan.
Khataraha Cagaaran iyo Daalka
Xaaladda cagaaran ee El Niño ayaa keentay in Akobo East ay noqoto meesha labaad ee ugu qabow ee 35 sano, iyadoo xaaladda IPC-5 ay ku darayso khataraha daalka. Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa xakameysay caawinaadka lacagta iyo qalabka xiriirka, iyadoo ay sheegtay inay ka cabsanayso inay lahaato ciidamada dagaalka.
Dadka deegaanka ayaa sheegay in qofkii u baahan yahay caafimaad uu u baahan yahay inuu maro 12 saacadood oo qofka uu ku maro dhulka, iyadoo qofkii u baahan yahay lacag uu u baahan yahay inuu bixiyo 3,000 oo Soomaali ah. Dadka deegaanka ayaa sheegay in qofkii u baahan yahay caafimaad uu u baahan yahay inuu maro 3 maalmood oo qofka uu ku maro dhulka.
Caawinaadka Nabadgelyo ee Akobo
Shirkadaha caawinaadka ayaa isku dayay inay dib u bilowdaan shaqadooda Akobo East, iyadoo shaqaalaha deegaanka ay ku jiraan qaxootiga. Xaaladdan ayaa keentay in shirkadaha caawinaadka ay ku guulaystaan inay dib u bilowdaan shaqadooda, iyadoo dadka deegaanka ay u baahan yihiin caawinaadka nabadgelyo.
Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa xakameysay caawinaadka lacagta iyo qalabka xiriirka, iyadoo ay sheegtay inay ka cabsanayso inay lahaato ciidamada dagaalka. Xaaladdan ayaa keentay in dadka deegaanka ay u baahan yihiin caawinaadka nabadgelyo, iyadoo shirkadaha caawinaadka ay isku dayayaan inay dib u bilowdaan shaqadooda.
Jonglei state in South Sudan has been devastated by escalating violence since late 2025, triggering mass displacement and a severe humanitarian emergency in Akobo, where conflict, drought, and access constraints now threaten famine.
Escalating Conflict Drives Mass Displacement
A drastic exacerbation of conflict dynamics since the final days of 2025 has triggered multiple cycles of displacement along the border between northern Jonglei and southern Upper Nile States throughout 2026. Evacuation orders from parties to the conflict explicitly applied to civilians, humanitarian workers, and United Nations peacekeeping personnel, forcing communities to flee their homes.
In March 2026, a new evacuation order advised all people in Akobo to evacuate within 72 hours, triggering widespread panic. According to estimates by the Akobo Relief and Rehabilitation Commission, 273,000 people were displaced to neighbouring counties and Ethiopia, with 16,530 having experienced recent displacement from Uror, Nyirol, and Akobo West.
Access Constraints and Deteriorating Conditions
The South Sudan Peoples' Defence Force (SSPDF) occupies the western payams of Akobo, while the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) occupies the eastern payams. In the weeks following the incident, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) was forced to vacate its operating base in Akobo East as a result of funding contraction, leaving local communities without the protective uniformed presence of peacekeepers.
Preliminary rainfall estimates indicate that, as of July 2026, El Niño conditions had subjected Akobo East to its second-driest season recorded in 35 years. These conditions comprise a compounding force atop pre-existing IPC-5 conditions, indicating a credible risk of famine, while the Government of the Republic of South Sudan has restricted humanitarian cash assistance and communications equipment to the area.
Life-Threatening Access Barriers for Displaced Communities
For people displaced to peripheral payams such as Dengjok, Gakdong, and Nyandit within Akobo, the ability to access modest humanitarian services in Bilkey, the administrative capital of the county, is strenuous. To travel from Dengjok, situated to the immediate north of Bilkey, takes twelve hours by slow canoe along the winding Pibor river, at a cost of 3,000 South Sudanese Pounds.
Though overland travel incurs no cost, the journey takes at least three hours under dry conditions; under rainy conditions, the clay-like earth turns into thick, sucking mud that can extend the same journey to as long as three days. Community members described several instances in which people were ill, deterred by arduous travel or inability to pay, delayed travel to Bilkey until their condition was so severe that they died in transit.
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