Alfred Futiyo Karaba is the current Governor of
western Equatoria State
Western Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of . Its capital is Yambio. The state was divided into counties, each headed by a County Commissioner. Western Equatoria seceded from Sudan as part of the Republic of South Sudan on ...
of
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...
. He was appointed into office by president Salva Kiir in 2020. He was the SPLA- IO Sector commandant of Western Equatoria.
Alfred Futuyo Karaba, Governor of Western Equatoria State, has promised that his government will make sure that women will obtain their 35 per cent political representation, as stipulated in the revitalized peace agreement signed in September 2018.
Rebellion
In 2015 South Sudan People's Patriotic Front (SSPPF) rebel faction in Western Equatoria state unveiled its strategic objectives and for forming an alliance with other rebel groups operating in the area and in the country to remove from power the government of president Salva Kiir where Alfred Futiyo Karaba was named as the overall military commander of the forces composed mainly of the armed youth, popularly known as the Arrow Boys
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Living people
South Sudanese politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)