Between 1 March 2025 and 31 August 2026, ACLED recorded 128 security events in White Nile state. Of these, 57 were coded as battles, 50 as explosions/remote violence and 21 as violence against civilians. The highest incident rate was recorded in May 2025 (26 incidents); for the remaining months ACLED recorded between 1 and 15 incidents. During the reference period, it recorded security incidents in all nine districts1076 of White Nile, with the highest number recorded in Kosti district (32 incidents), followed by Um Rimta district (20 incidents) and Al-Jabalain district (19 incidents). Of the 21 incidents coded as ‘violence against civilians’ with 35 recorded fatalities, 15 incidents involved the RSF and 4 involved the SAF.1077
Figure 26: Evolution of security events coded as battles, explosions/remote violence and violence against civilians in White Nile, 1 March 2025 – 31 August 2026, based on ACLED data1078
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A map depicting the state’s districts can be found here: UNOCHA, Sudan: White Nile State Reference Map, 7 January 2025, url
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EUAA analysis based on ACLED data. ACLED, Curated Data Files, Africa, data covering 1 March 2025 to 31 August 2026, as of 8 September 2026, url
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EUAA analysis based on ACLED data. ACLED, Curated Data Files, Africa, data covering 1 March 2025 to 31 August 2026, as of 8 September 2026, url