By Ngor Deng Over 120 people, both South Sudanese and Misseriyia tribesmen of Sudan, have reportedly been killed in Aweil East of Northern Bahar El Ghazel since April this year, a UN peace mission field office report has indicated. Among these, 84 were South Sudanese, both civilians and SSPDF soldiers,[Read More…]
Northern Bahr el-ghazal
Orphanage enrolls 600 children
By Ngor Deng An orphanage school established at Malekalel, Aweil South County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, has enrolled 600 children, and among these, 117 are entitled to free feeding. The initiative is being administered by the Word Alive Christian Center with support from CYDAI-organization Mama Amath Dau, Mama Helen[Read More…]
Aweil residents choke with poor hygiene
By Ngor Deng Residents of Aweil town suburbs in northern Bahar El Ghazel are complaining of what they describe as poor hygiene in public places such as markets and around health facilities. A public health practitioner, Mrs. Arual Ayuel Kiir, who lives in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, is among[Read More…]
Political defector under detention
By Hou Akot Hou A political defector from the Sudan People Liberation Movement (SPLM) is reportedly being detained by security operatives in Northern Bahr El Ghazal, Aweil, under unclear circumstances. Gabriel Bol Dut, who recently switched his allegiance from the ruling SPLM party to main opposition SPLM-IO, has apparently been[Read More…]
Over 200 returnees arrive Aweil with families without relatives
By Ngor Deng A second batch of returnees from Malakal, Upper Nile state arrived in Aweil town, on Wednesday. At least 245 returnees in number were airlifted by four planes chartered by the government of Northern Bahr El Ghazal State but amidst the newcomers is a family which doesn’t know[Read More…]
Aweil East commissioner begins work
By Hou Akot Hou A newly appointed commissioner of Aweil East County in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, Mr. Karbino Thiep Tong has taken office, effective from Monday. On Monday, he was eventually given the keys to the county seat at Mabil, the capital of Aweil East County, in company of several members of the state cabinet. Kiir Yor Lual, who[Read More…]
Health ministry proposes $13 million budget
By: Ngor Deng Northern Bahr El Ghazal State Ministry of Health in South Sudan has proposed an estimate of USD 13 million as annual budget for the sector. According to the state minister, Dr. Riny Riny Lual, the budget caters for improvement service delivery in health sector across the state.[Read More…]
South Sudan’s ruling party members defect to opposition
By Ngor Deng Two cadres of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state have defected to the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO). The two prominent members who joined the SPLM-IO also resigned from key positions they held in SPLM state chapter.[Read More…]
Gov’t sets guidelines for cattle herders
By Hou Akot Hou Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries has set rules that every resident has to observe during the farming period. The guidelines include protecting domestic animals including cows, goats, and sheep being herded by the boys or any cattle keeper not to[Read More…]
Police impounds over 30 vehicles
By Hou Akot Hou Traffic police officers in the Northern Bahr El Ghazal state have started seizing motorcycles and cars without licensed plate numbers. Simon Dut, a traffic police officer said the crackdown is an effort to reduce on accidents as well as hit and run cases where perpetrators swiftly[Read More…]
Government airlifts returnees
By Ngor Deng Government has started airlifting South Sudanese returnees who escaped the fighting in Sudan, from the border town of Renk. The ongoing war in Sudan began in mid-April this year and forced thousands of South Sudanese who were residing there to return home. On Saturday, June 10, 2023, the[Read More…]
Feeder roads’ renovation starts in Aweil town
By Hou Akot Hou Aweil municipal council in Northern Bahr El Ghazal has started clearing internal roads within the town. The town mayor, Zecharia Dut Mou, said the project targets 51-km road network within the town, including repairing of others in Hai Mozibin, Naifasha, Malou-Awer, and Deng Nhial, among others.[Read More…]
Blood shortage hits Aweil Hospital
By Hou Akot Hou Medical workers in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state have called on healthy residents to turn up at the Aweil state hospital to donate blood to help patients with anemia because the facility is in need. Luka Lual Aleu, the health education focal point person at Aweil[Read More…]
Medicine Sans Frontiers aids refugees with mobile clinic
By Hou Akot Hou Medicine Sans Frontiers (MSF), a health Non-Governmental Organization has established a mobile clinic at Wadwill Refugee Camp in Northern Bahr El Gazal State of South Sudan. Wadwil is an area where Sudanese war escapees have been relocated last months for temporary settlement. Peter Dut Thiep, acting[Read More…]
Engineers threaten to quit University project
By Deng Athian A five-member technical committee tasked to design a master plan for construction of Northern Bahr El Ghazal-Aweil University has threatened to withdraw from the project. According to the letter signed by the 5 members, mainly Architects and Engineers, construction of the fence and main gate started before[Read More…]
Save rabies patients- Health official
By Hou Akot Hou Health officials in Aweil West County of Northern Bahr El Ghazal state have appealed to the community to always rush victims of dog bits to get anti-rabies vaccine, immediately. Mr. Lual Khamis, a health worker said a dozen of patients incapacitated have been admitted to Nyamlel[Read More…]
Man, stabs brother to death
By Hou Akot Hou A young man stabbed his brother to death over the weekend at Maduany near Aweil Town in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state (NBGs). The deceased identified as 35 years old Akol Kuan Tong was knifed by his brother, Tong Akol Tong over a small dispute at[Read More…]
Police issues ultimatum for motorists to acquire number plates
By Hou Akot Hou Traffic police in Aweil, Northern Bahr El Ghazal state, have given an ultimatum for owners of both heavy and light vehicles to register their machines and get plate numbers. “State traffic police directorate is urging owners of tractors, cars and the motorbikes to get themselves number[Read More…]
Police to return confiscated toxic Liquor
By Hou Akot Hou Northern Bahr El Ghazal state (NBGs) government, Aweil municipal council and the police have agreed to return assortment of toxic alcohols spirits that were confiscated from traders. The police spokesperson in NBG, Captain, Guot Guot Akol, said the municipal authority has directed that the drinks be[Read More…]
Meat prices shoot up in Aweil town
By Hou Akot Hou Residents of Aweil town, Northern Bahr El Ghazal state of South Sudan, have raised concerns over meat price hike, as butchers now sell a kilo at over 3,000 South Sudanese pounds, from SSP 2,500, in April. The increase comes in the wake of high inflation coupled[Read More…]