By Hou Akot Hou Persons with disabilities in Northern Bahr Ghazal state, on Wednesday assaulted the Director General in the Ministry of Gender and Child Social Welfare over missing food donations. The assault reportedly turned very ugly and tense, where the Director General, Mrs. Mary Arkangelo Bak was slapped.[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou Northern Bahr El Ghazal State female activists have renewed their commitment to fully take part in elections and other administrative positions in accordance with the peace accords. These commitments were expressed during a two-day workshop held in Aweil Town this week. The two-day workshop was organized[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou Boma Health Initiative (BHI) campaign has begun in Northern Bahr El Gazal State’s Aweil South County. The initiative aims to treat illnesses including malaria, diarrhea, and pneumonia in children between the ages of 3 and 59 months. The BHI program is supported by the Africa Relief[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou More than one hundred employees at the Ministry of Agriculture in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State have gone on a sit-down strike over salary cuts. The workers told the media on Tuesday that they were shocked to find that their salaries for the previous month had[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou Northern Bahar El Ghazel state has received vaccines for patients infected by rabies as a result of dog bites. Acting director General in the ministry of health, Mr. Peter Dut Thiep confirms the arrival of the vaccine, saying it will help tackle an up surge of[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou Boma health workers in Northern Bahr El Gazal state have received consignment of drugs for prevention of malaria in children below five years of age. Under an initiative of Malaria Consortium, a partnership between an international organization and the ministry of health, supplies the drugs. A[Read More…]

By Ngor Deng Matem   Northern Bahr El Ghazal State (NBGs) Ministry of General Education and Instruction has reported a high number of school enrollment compared to last year. State education minister, Santino Bol Akok attributed the increase to influx of returnees who escaped the ongoing war in Sudan. “The number[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou     Northern Bahr El Ghazal state Chamber of Commerce chairperson, Deng Makol Athian, has finally been released from Juba central prison. Makol and dozens of other inmates from Aweil have been driven from Aweil since last year and remanded at Juba Central Prison. He told[Read More…]

    By Ngor Deng Matem Police in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State (NBGs) have reported that a 40-year-old Sudanese refugee man who lived at Wedweil resettlement was stabbed to death. The incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday night, according to police. NBGs police spokesman, Captain Guot Guot Akol confirmed the[Read More…]

By Ngor Deng Matem Women in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state are appealing to the UN and humanitarian agencies to increase nutrition supplies to improve children’s health. Speaking during celebration of World Breastfeeding Week, Elizabeth Ajok appealed on behalf of Aweil women. “Let us join hands to educate breastfeeding mothers[Read More…]

  By Hou Akot Hou Four-day training on small arms prevention and control has kicked off in Aweil, Northern Bahr El Ghazal state on Monday. The training workshop has been organized by the ministry of Interior Ministry with support from partners. Kuol Gabriel Nyok, a facilitator who jetted in from[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou Northern Bahr El Ghazal state ministry of education is facing challenges of increase in number of learners amidst limited space. The state minister of education, Mr. Santino Bol Akok told the governor in a meeting convened to assess performance of the sector. Akok said that the[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou Health Officials in Aweil North County of Northern Bahr El Gazal state on Wednesday celebrated the World Breast feeding Day. Medics in the area say stakeholders such as Concern International, and other NGOs including Ministry of health staff, marched to the county headquarter, Gokmachar, to commemorate[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou Police officers based in Wanjok, Aweil East County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, are holding two women suspected of having a hand in the death of a ten-year-old boy. The deceased boy was reportedly left home by her parents but later found lifeless and dumped in[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou A parent who confronted teachers at Maper East Primary in Aweil, Northern Bahar El Ghazel state, on July 19 has tendered an apology. Mawien Kon Gau is a father whose child was reportedly being disciplined by teachers, which caused convulsions and forced the man to storm[Read More…]