Northern Bahr El Ghazal state

NBGs Governor forms committee to control assets as UNMISS leaves Aweil

By Hou Akot Hou The Newly appointed Governor of Northern Bahr El Ghazal state has formed a committee tasked with coordinating and receiving assets handed over to the state government by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Assortment of the assets include 20 vehicles, large generators electronic cables[Read More…]

Commissioner Suspends Four Medics Over Missing Drug Supplies

By Hou Akot Hou The Commissioner of Aweil North County in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal State has indefinitely suspended four health workers accused of selling drugs from consignments that were meant for local health facilities for a three-month period. Commissioner Deng Kuel Kuel explained that the suspension is[Read More…]

Over 1,000 Returnees Arrive in Northern Bahr el Ghazal via Heglig Route

 By Hou Akot Hou Authorities in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State report a surge of returnees arriving from Sudan earlier this month. Over 500 individuals were received in Aweil East over the weekend, according to Paul Kuc Akot, Information Director in the Aweil East County Commissioner’s office. Kuc explained that[Read More…]

Government Economic Cluster Embarks on High-Level Field Visit to Aweil

By Jacob Onuha Nelson The Government of the Republic of South Sudan has launched a high-level field visit to Aweil County in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State. Addressing the media on Tuesday at the Ministry of Agriculture in Juba, Abdelbagi Hussein Akol, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, confirmed that the[Read More…]

Eritreans arrested over illegal entry in South Sudan

By Lodu William Odiya At least 14 Eritrean Nationals have been arrested over illegal entry in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr El Ghazal while cruising to Sudan. While addressing the media yesterday, Maj. Gen. Elia Costa Faustino, the Director General in the Directorate of Civil Registry, Nationality, Passports, and Immigration confirmed[Read More…]

TNLA challenge border committee as River Kiir appears on Sudan’s Map

By Alan Clement A member of parliament representing Northern Bahr el Ghazal raised concerns over what he describes as a breach of national territorial integrity in the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA). MP Gabriel Guot Guot who raised the issue as an information in parliament cited misrepresentation of River Kiir[Read More…]