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Jonglei · JongleiAt the age of five, Gatbel Jock suffered lifechanging deformities from a prolonged illness, reducing his ability to earn a living, but the 44-year-old is now his family’s breadwinner after being supported by the Community Initiative for Development Organization (CIDO), in partnership with Oxfam and with funding from Norad. In July 2023, the charity organization launched a one-year project to alleviate food insecurity and improve the livelihoods …See the Story
How enhanced fishing method transforms lives in Akobo
Facebook · JongleiLast week, authorities in Jonglei state detained a photojournalist with the state-run South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation for participating in protests about the cost of living and nonpayment of civil servant salaries. Media reported that police and National Security Service (NSS) agents took Aleu Anyieth from his home in Bor, the capital of Jonglei state, but his whereabouts, five days later, remain unknown, raising the possibility that he has…See the Story
South Sudan's Authorities Show Their Aversion to Criticism Yet Again
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University Student · Bor— The project contributed to solving the problem that university students were facing due to the lack of sufficient and clean drinking water during the school year
— The well will also contribute to providing clean drinking water to citizens in the surrounding areas. Governor of Gonglei State:
— Projects implemented with Egyptian support serve a large segment of citizens and represent a real contribution to their service
— I thank the Egyptian s…See the Story
d. Hani Swailem and Pal May Deng open the “Project for the Construction of Underground Wells for Drinking Uses at John Garang University” in Bor, Jonglei State
Jonglei · JongleiJonglei state governor has directed the county commissioners to allow free political space for parties to the peace process to carry out political and peace rallies. In a gubernatorial order on Monday, governor Mahjoub Biel Turuk who hails from the National Democratic Movement led by Dr Lam Akol Ajawin said that all parties to the 2018 peace deal should exercise their democratic rights. He added that they should be allowed to peacefully carry ou…See the Story
Jonglei commissioners ordered to allow free political space
Jonglei · JongleiTwo fishermen were killed on Wednesday during an ambush on a boat in Bor County of Jonglei State, the state police said. Jonglei Police Commissioner Major General Elia Costa said armed men opened fire on the boat fishing in Baidit Payam at 7:30 pm – killing the two men. “On the 19th of June at around 7:30pm we received a report that there was an ambush in a boat in an area called Baidit Payam of Bor County,” Costa said in an interview with Eye R…See the Story
Two fishermen shot dead in Jonglei's Baidit Payam
Protestors · BorOver two hundred people in Bor town of Jonglei State on Monday staged a peaceful protest over delays in civil servants’ salaries and the high cost of living. The protestors comprised of civil servants, business people, civil society, women and youth groups took the streets of Bor to protest the hardship due to the skyrocketing food prices. Some of them especially women carried bags of food items on their heads to draw the attention of the gover…See the Story
Bor protestors lament delayed salaries, soaring cost of living
Jonglei · JongleiThe governments of Jonglei State and Pibor Administrative Area have agreed to establish a Joint Crisis Management Committee, among other resolutions, to mitigate inter-communal conflicts affecting the region. The resolution was made in a meeting of Jonglei State governor Mahjoub Biel and Pibor Chief Administrator Gola Boyoi in Juba on Friday. The meeting agreed in principle to proactively condemn criminal activities caused by armed groups or ind…See the Story
Jonglei, Pibor leaders pledge end to cross-border conflicts
Jonglei · JongleiNewly appointed Jonglei State Governor Mahjoub Biel Turuk vowed to work with local authorities to keep peace as he took oath on Friday at a ceremony witnessed by President Kiir and his party officials. This comes as the former governor, Denay Chagor raised concerns regarding his replacement from the position, which he claims was originally allocated to his South Sudan United Movement docket. According to a statement from the president’s office, …See the Story