{"id":11046,"date":"2022-12-08T04:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T04:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onecitizendaily.com\/?p=11046"},"modified":"2022-12-07T18:47:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T18:47:20","slug":"govt-warns-of-maps-that-omit-its-territorial-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/08\/govt-warns-of-maps-that-omit-its-territorial-parts\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t warns of maps that omit its territorial parts<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By William Madouk Garang<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Sudan Government has urged the public, and government officials to stop using unauthorized South Sudan maps that omit some of its territorial parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chairman of the South Sudan Joint Border Commission with Sudan, Michael Makuei Lueth said vast majority are using non-governmental organizations\u2019 relief maps and an unofficial map from Google that misplace integral parts of the country to Sudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have seen so many maps and people are using it, some of these maps were presented during the 6th<\/sup> Governors\u2019 forum and others were presented in so many places and these maps are wrong maps,\u201d said Makuei who is also the government Spokesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThose are NGOs maps for delivering relief [services] that people are still using, we have a map that is approved by the government of South Sudan \u2013 and that is the map we are supposed to be using\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He stated that the official map of South Sudan was printed and distributed to ministries and states unfortunately people are still using maps that they download from Google that cutoff big chunk of areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaps that you are using are the ones that will be used against you if you enter into a border dispute with any country. Therefore, we are supposed to use one official map and maintain it\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor [Sudan] them they have already introduced digital map which covers all the disputed areas and claimed areas \u2013 in our part we must do the same\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Makuei stated that the official South Sudan map [pictured] covered all the disputed border areas between Sudan into its original historical places as boundaries stood of January 1, 1955.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government mouthpiece cited that illegal maps miss out the contested border areas \u2013 which are; Abyei, Kaka town, Debbat el Fukhar, Jebel Magenis [Kit-Gwang], the 14-Mile area, south of Bahr el Arab, Hafrat el Nukhas, Kafia Kingi, Panthou [Heglig] and Karasana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe cannot bring our border to river Kiir and we have a vast land up there that we use to leave it to Sudan \u2013 almost over 30 miles before the river Kiir. We also miss out Maram \u2013 who own Maram? It was headquarters of late Abdelbagi Ayii\u201d he explained.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn Upper Nile, we are in west of Kaka town for over 60 kilometers and Sudan government is even claiming Kaka town \u2013 and Kaka town is here near the river. Sudan claims that it belongs to them because it\u2019s called Kaka Tijaria,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to him, Kaka town was named Kaka Tijaria because it was a border trade area where slaves were being shipped to Omdurman – it was a port for transporting slaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In October 2022, Sudan and South Sudan started deliberating on their position papers on the border disputes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was done as the continuation of review meetings of the South Sudan and the Sudan Joint Border Commission that was held in the Sudan capital, Khartoum in June, whereby the two countries presented their positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The chairperson of the South Sudan Joint Border Commission, Mr. Makuei pointed out that all position papers are being discussed by the parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe met in order to continue with deliberations on the issues of the borders, in the last meeting the parties presented position papers and all these positions papers were now read and discussed by the parties\u201d Makuei told local media earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have come together in order to deliberate and exchange views and discuss the way forward after the presentations of the position of the parties.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For his part, the Co- chairperson of the Sudan Joint Border Commission, Dr. Mohaz Mohamed Tongo stated that all the parties have presented their final position regarding the borderline 01\/01\/1956.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have reached serious points and everyone has presented their final position regarding the borderline 01\/01\/1956, and will deliberate with open heart\u201d Mohaz Mohamed said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will listen to each of us, and will make progress, and we will assure the two countries that we will do our best to end the issue of border in a very good manner as soon as possible\u201d he assured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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