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Yei River State
Yei River State was a state in South Sudan that existed between the date of 2 October 2015 upto 22 February 2020. Location It was located in the Equatoria region and it bordered Maridi and Amadi to the north, Jubek to the northeast, and Imatong to the east. Yei River State, along with Jubek State and Terekeka State was part of the former state of Central Equatoria. The capital and largest city of Yei River State is Yei, South Sudan, with the city having an estimated population of 260,720 in 2014. History On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states. The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties and civil society groups challenged the constitutionality of the decree. Kiir later resolved to take it to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment. In November of that year, the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States Of South Sudan
The States of South Sudan were created out of the three historic former provinces (and contemporary regions) of Bahr el Ghazal (region of South Sudan), Bahr el Ghazal (northwest), Equatoria (southern), and Greater Upper Nile (northeast). The states are further divided into Counties of Southern Sudan, 79 counties. In October 2015, South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 that was previously established . The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties challenged the constitutionality of this decree and the decree was referred to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment. In November, the South Sudanese parliament approved the creation of the new states. In January 2017, President Salva Kiir stated a decreed of further subdivision of the country from 28 into 32 states. In February 2020, as a result of a peace agreement that ended the South Sudanese Civil War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Salvation Front (South Sudan)
The National Salvation Front (NAS) is a South Sudanese militant group led by Thomas Cirillo which has been fighting against the government of South Sudan since March 2017. Background The group is the largest still fighting after the end of the South Sudanese Civil War. NAS mainly operates in the Equatoria region of South Sudan. Its goals are the removal of the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, from office and the establishment of federalism. On November 25, 2017, Major Gen. Lawrence Amitayo Legge, the Operations Commander for the SPLM-IO Western Mundri Command announced his resignation of the SPLM-IO army with his officers to join NAS under the leader of Gen. Thomas Cirillo. NAS was not a party to the Revitalized Agreement in South Sudan and thus continues to engage in fighting despite the ceasefire mostly holding in the rest of the country. There was, however, a minor faction of NAS that split from Cirillo's forces and signed the Agreement. On 2 February 2019 NAS s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keliko People
Keliko or Kaliko is an ethnic group from South Sudan, bordering Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda. Most members of this ethnic group are Christians.{{cn, date=December 2022 They speak the Keliko language, which is a Nilo-Saharan language. The population of this group likely exceeds 10,000. The Keliko people are found in Lujule west and Wudabi payams in Morobo County, Central Equatoria State (CES) and in Ombachi in Yei County Yei River County is an administrative area in Central Equatoria, the area is a cradle land of the Kakwa tribe under the Bari ethnic speaking groups. But as time went on and development began it started hosting many people from different parts of ..., CES, South Sudan. Some are also in the DR Congo and Uganda. The KELIKO people has a motto that says Trú álõ bã 'orá which means together we can. The Wycliffe Bible Translators, in the Fall of 2018, gave to the Keliko People a translation of the New Testament in their own language. There were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaya, South Sudan
Kaya is a city in Central Equatoria, South Sudan. Location The city is located in Kimba Payam, Morobo County, Central Equatoria State, in extreme southwestern South Sudan. It is located near the international border with the Republic of Uganda. Kaya is located approximately , by road, southeast of Yei the nearest large city. This location lies approximately , by road, south of Juba, the capital of South Sudan and largest city in the country. Kaya sits directly across the border from Oraba, in Uganda. History Kaya was a battle scene during the Second Sudanese Civil War and was conquered by the Sudanese People's Liberation Army during Operation Thunderbolt on 10 March 1997. Foreign help On October 6th 2017, Uganda pledged to supply power to two South Sudanese border towns as part of the Eastern Africa Power Pool agreement. The agreement calls on all member states to connect electricity to each other. Uganda's energy minister Simon D'Ujanga said "400 kilo-volts of power will be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kajo Keji
Kajo Keji, also spelled Kajokaji, Kajukeji, Kajo-keji and Kago Kaju, is a town in South Sudan. Location Kajo Keji is part of the six counties of Central Equatoria (one of the ten states of South Sudan). It is approximately , by road, south of Juba, the capital of and largest city in South Sudan. It lies near the state border with Eastern Equatoria State and close to the international border with Uganda, to the south. The town of Nimule lies approximately by road southeast of Kajo Keji, at the point where the Victoria Nile leaves Uganda to enter South Sudan. The coordinates of Kajo Keji are:3°50'57.0"N, 31°39'28.0"E (Latitude:3.849167; Longitude:31.657778). Payams 1.liwolo 2.kangapo 1 3.kangapo 2 Bomas √bori √logu √wudu √jokat 4.ngepo 5.lire Overview Kajo Keji and the surrounding community are home to the Kuku people. The town is home to the headquarters of the Anglican Diocese of Kajo Keji, with Bishop Emmanuel Murye Modi being the prelate. Equity Bank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Republic Of The Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered to the northwest by the Republic of the Congo, to the north by the Central African Republic, to the northeast by South Sudan, to the east by Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, and by Tanzania (across Lake Tanganyika), to the south and southeast by Zambia, to the southwest by Angola, and to the west by the South Atlantic Ocean and the Cabinda exclave of Angola. By area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 108 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous officially Francophone country in the world. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the nation's economic center. Centered on the Cong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimo, South Sudan
Dimo is a Boma in the Central Equatoria in South Sudan, on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in .... Democratic Republic of the Congo–South Sudan border crossings Populated places in Central Equatoria {{SouthSudan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yei River County
Yei River County is an administrative area in Central Equatoria, the area is a cradle land of the Kakwa tribe under the Bari ethnic speaking groups. But as time went on and development began it started hosting many people from different parts of South Sudan and other neighbouring countries. Aggrey Cyrus Kanyikwa is the current commissioner for Yei River County. He was appointed by President Salva Kiir Mayardit as recommended by Central Equatoria State Governor, Emmanuel Adil Anthony. Demography The Baka,Mundu,avokaya and keliko tribes are among some of the permanent settlers currently in the area of Yei. South Sudan. Yei River County is divided into smaller sub regions called payams in South Sudan. There are five payams currently, they are: Yei Town payam, Otogo payam, Mugwo payam, Tore payam, Lasu payam. The county was divided into four counties in April 2016 with the three new counties Otogo,Mugwo and Tore being carved from part of its area.Meanwhile in 2020 the divid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lujule
Lujule was a county in then Yei River State, South Sudan that existed April 2016 and 22 February 2020. It is located at around , in the elevation of around 1195 metres. Social Services Schools # kirinya primary school # gomonja primary school # yugufe primary school Health Services = Churches = 1.Aworo parish 2.bodàndi church 3.panyana dioses History On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states. The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties and civil society groups challenged the constitutionality of the decree. Kiir later resolved to take it to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment. In November of that year, the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states. David Lokonga Moses was appointed Governor on 24 December 2015. After the split up, Yei River State broke down even further for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morobo County
Morobo County is a county in the Central Equatoria, South Sudan. Morobo County borders Uganda and Congo. The county is mainly occupied by Kakwa speaking people, Keliko and Lugbara. The people in Morobo are farmers doing local farming mostly for food and some for sale. Morobo is part of the green belt of South Sudan. There has been sporadic violence in Morobo County since the end of the establishment of South Sudan at the end of the Second Sudanese Civil War. The UN is working with local people to address these issues. Joseph Mawa is the current commissioner of Morobo County. Demography Payams of Morobo Morobo has five payams: * Gulumbi * Kimba * Lujule West * Panyume * Wudabi Economy and Livelihood Morobo County is located in the state of Central Equatoria. It is bounded to the north-west by Yei County, to the north-east by Lainya County, to the south-east by Uganda, and to the south-west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The county is located in South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lainya County
Lainya is a county in Central Equatoria State, South Sudan.Full list of Kiir's proposed new 28 states in S Sudan Radio Tamazuj Emmanuel Khamis Richard is the current commissioner of Lainya County. It is bounded to the north-east by , to the south-east by Kajo-Keji County, to the south-west by , and to the west by Yei River County. It also shares tight borders with [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kajo Keji County
Kajo Keji County is an administrative area in Central Equatoria, South Sudan. Phanuel Dumo is the Commissioner of Kajo Keji County who replaced the SPLM-IO nominated Commissioner Kenyi Eresto Michael as decreed by President Salva Kiir in November 2021 upon recommendation from Central Equatoria State Governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony. Demography Economy and Livelihoods Central Equatoria State is where Kajo-Keji County is found. It shares borders with Juba County in the north, Lainya County in the west, Magwi County in the east (which is part of Eastern Equatoria State), and Uganda in the south. In the east of the county, the hills and mountains of the Nyiri range separate Kajo-Keji from the White Nile. FEWSNET (2018) says that Kajo-Keji County is in the area where people live off of maize and cassava. According to a 2013 IOM assessment, most people live off of subsistence farming (39%) and raising livestock (39%) and a small number also fish (6%). The county has a lot of land ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
