By Hou Akot Hou Local residents living in the far areas of Aweil bordering Sudan who do agricultural activities such as growing groundnuts in huge feddans have expressed happiness over the completion of the Nyamlel Bridge that was inaugurated this week. Dut Garang, the local farmer who lives far ends[Read More…]
Northern Bahr el-ghazal
NBGs: Madhol secondary school to undergo rehabilitation
By Hou Akot Hou The only secondary school in Madhol payam of Aweil East County in Northern Bahr El Ghazal, constructed in 2010 with the Constituency Development Fund, (CDF), is undergoing rehabilitation after it had been blown off by wind. Well-wishers including the prominent politicians who hail from the area[Read More…]
NBG: Nyamlel Bridge officially opened
By Hou Akot Hou A long awaited Nyamlel Bridge in Aweil West County of Northern Bahr El Ghazal state has on Wednesday10th May, been opened for public use. A mammoth crowd applauded European Union for funding through UNOPs which subcontracted Rhino Construction Company to implement the project, Northern Bahr El-Ghazal[Read More…]
NBGs: Short skirmish leaves police officer, others injured
By Hou Akot Hou A slight disagreement that sparked off among a section of boys at Madhol payam in Aweil East County has left a police officer and others nursing injuries. The police officer identified as Makol Ajor who is nursing a swollen face the incident that happened on Tuesday[Read More…]
NBG: Free medication starts in Aweil West County
By Hou Akot Hou New Life Ministry, a church-based charity organization has embarked on education and health projects in Aweil West County. Chief Executive Officer, (CEO) of the organization, James Lual Atak said they offer free health services at Nyamlel in Aweil West County. Atak flew in from Juba on[Read More…]
Food poisoning leaves 6 children dead in Northern Bahr El Ghazal
By Hou Akot Hou Health authorities in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state are alarmed by two reported cases of food poisoning that occurred in Aweil East and Center counties respectively. Aweil state hospital medical director, Wol Wol Aken told the media that the first case of food poisoning was reported[Read More…]
Government opts to revive lucrative teak plantations
By William Madouk Environment and Forestry Minister, Josephine Napwon, jetted to Western Bahr El Ghazal State to assess sprawling teak forests in order revamp and lumber it to generate income to the government. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) estimated in 2007 that the teak, if sustainably harvested, could generate[Read More…]
NBGs forms committee to marshal funds for war escapees
By William Madouk Northern Bahr El Ghazal state (NBGs) has formed a high-level committee and sub-committees to oversee, integrate and marshal resources for returnees and refugees entering the state. In a gubernatorial order, Governor Tong Akeen established a 15-man high committee –dubbed as the ‘Sudan Crisis Border Management Taskforce’ to[Read More…]
NBGs: First term exams commence in Aweil
By Hou Akot Hou Education officials in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state (NBGs) have announced the start of term one examination in all the schools across the state. One of the education supervisors, Deng Bol Dut said on Monday that they launched the examination to allow the pupil to go[Read More…]
NBGs faces humanitarian crisis as over 11,000 war victims enter
By Bida Elly David Northern Bahr-El-Ghazal state is facing serious humanitarian crisis as statistics for returnees and refugees increase to over 11,000 while huge number is still foreseen to arrive to the state. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, William Anyoun, the state minister of information said that majority of[Read More…]
Ngor urges swift action as biting hunger hit war victims
By William Madouk Northern Bahr El Ghazal state governor, Tong Akeen Ngor, has appealed for swift humanitarian intervention at various entry points in the state as hunger stirs in the face of Sudan war victims. Governor Ngor made this request on Friday during the delivery of ‘Emergency Relief Food and[Read More…]
Returnee woman nearly starves to death
By Hou Akot Hou A South Sudanese woman who fled the raging war to camp at Majok-Yithiou in Aweil East County of Northern Bahr El Ghazal state battled for her life last week amid striking hunger. Episcopal Church of South Sudan Diocese of Wanyjok Bishop, Joseph Mamer Manot revealed the[Read More…]
Church commences 3-day training on discipleship in Wau
By Hou Akot Hou Episcopal Church of South Sudan (ECSS) has kicked off three-day training on the Anglican believers and disciples, in Western Bahr el Ghazal state, Wau on Thursday. The training which convened 21 pastors drawn from both Northern and Western Bahr el Ghazal states, is being conducted in[Read More…]