Aroyo is a town in
Northern Bahr el Ghazal
Northern Bahr el Ghazal is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 30,543 km² and is part of the Bahr el Ghazal region. It borders East Darfur in Sudan to the north, Western Bahr el Ghazal to the west and south, and Warrap and the ...
, South Sudan.
Location
Aroyo is located on the east bank of the
Chel River, to the south of
Marial Bai.
There was a small airport just north of the town.
In January 2012 it was reported that of road had been completed between
Aweil to the east and Aroyo.
The project lasted from February to December 2011.
In August 2016 some parts of the road from Aweil to Aroyo had been washed away by the rains.
Another road led to the B41 to the south.
The B41 runs between
Wau and
Deim Zubeir
Deim Zubeir, from the Arabic ديم الزبير Daim az-Zubayr" commonly translated as the "Camp of Zubeir", is the historically established but highly controversial name of Uyujuku town in the Western Bahr el Ghazal of the Republic of South Su ...
.
Recent events
On 10 July 2014 a group of soldiers who had deserted laid siege to the compound of the African Kongdai construction company between Aroyo and
Awoda
Awoda is a village in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan.
Location
Awoda is located on the road leading south from Aroyo to the B41.
The B41 runs between Wau and Deim Zubeir.
There is a small airstrip to the southeast of the village.
The Aw ...
.
They looted food and medicine from the clinics.
The affected communities took refuge near government buildings.
The soldiers looted food and other household items from the compound and from villages around Aroyo and Awoda, loading what they had taken into a stolen vehicle.
The displaced people, numbering 270 households, made temporary settlements in land provided by the local government in Aroyo centre.
Some are unable to return to their homes due to flooding and concerns that other rebel groups were coming and might attack them.
They planned to stay until the end of the rainy season in November / December.
Concerns included malaria and diarrhoea, lack of staff, food and plastic sheets to cover the temporary grass shelters, and poor latrines.
Aroyo was part of
Aweil Center County, but in 2015 became the headquarter of Aroyo County in the new
Aweil State.
In August 2016 it was reported that the Commissioner of Arroyo County had no vehicle.
The 2015 presidential decree that had divided up the states and counties in South Sudan had left many of the local governments without budgets and equipment. Some had no offices or vehicles.
In January 2017 Aroyo County received a shipment of 3-months supply of medicines from the health ministry in
Juba
Juba () is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of the Central Equatoria State. It is the world's newest capital city to be elevated as such, and had a population ...
.
River blindness
Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a disease caused by infection with the parasitic worm ''Onchocerca volvulus''. Symptoms include severe itching, bumps under the skin, and blindness. It is the second-most common cause of blindne ...
continued to be a concern, and had not been controlled by the state authorities or health
non-governmental organizations.
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Populated places in South Sudan