Torit University to Take over Former UNMISS Base - Governor Lobong

Torit University to take over former UNMISS base - Governor Lobong

TORIT, Eastern Equatoria (Eye Radio) – The Governor of Eastern Equatoria State, Louis Lobong Lojore has announced that the former United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) compound in Torit will be officially handed over to the Torit University of Science and Technology. The announcement was made during Christmas Day celebrations in the state capital on Thursday. The Governor confirmed that the deserted base, vacated following the gradual d…

Torit University to move into vacated UN compound - Radio Tamazuj

The governor of South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria state has announced that a deserted UN compound will be transferred to the local university. Governor Louis Lobong said the former UNMISS base in Torit would become the new site for Torit University of Science and Technology. The move follows the closure of the UN mission’s field office in the town. The UN has been gradually drawing down its peacekeeping presence in parts of South Sudan. Speaking a…