Lakes state: controversy surrounds arrest of 30 youths in Rumbek
March 26, 2014 (RUMBEK) – South Sudan's Lakes state arrested 30 young men on Monday night who had been watching football on a television in a market in Rumbek, the state capital. The legal basis for...
View ArticleTwo killed as security forces, pastoralists clash in Lakes state
March 27, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Two people were killed when fresh clashes erupted in South Sudan's Lakes state Thursday between pastoralists and the country's security forces at Bahrgel payam, about three...
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Two dead as security personnel, pastoralists clash in Rumbek
March 29, 2014 (RUMBEK) - A gunfire exchange between pastoralists and security personnel on Tuesday left a policeman and soldier dead in Lakes state's Rumbek Central county.An officer attached to South...
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Head of Rumbek youth association in Australia steps down
March 29, 2014 (RUMBEK) - The chairman of the Rumbek Youth Association (RYA) in Australia stepped down on Saturday at a ceremony attended by thousands of Lakes state citizens residing in the...
View ArticleEight killed, 14 wounded in Rumbek attack
March 30, 2014 (RUMBEK) - A spiritual ceremony in Timyic in Lakes state came under attack on Sunday morning leaving eight people dead and more than 14 people with gunshot wounds, according to police...
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Lakes: government adviser on human rights beaten by security in house raid
April 2, 2014 (RUMBEK) – The recently appointed advisor for gender and human rights affairs in South Sudan's Lakes state was severely beaten on Saturday after security agents raided her home as part of...
View ArticleLakes MPs preach peace as public demands governor's resignation
April 4, 2014 (RUMBEK) – A group of 57 lawmakers have launched a reconciliation process in a bid to quell inter-clan clashes in South Sudan's Lakes state as calls grow for the governor to resign.A team...
View ArticleCueibet community prepared to reconcile if court is set up
April 5, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Authorities in Lakes state capital Rumbek, say efforts by lawmakers to quell insecurity is making progress, with signs tribal tensions are easing.A group of 57 MPs at state and...
View ArticleActivists urge Lakes state's caretaker governor to resign
April 14, 2014 (RUMBEK) – A groups of activist and civil society groups in the Lakes state capital, Rumbek, have put more pressure on the caretaker governor, Maj-Gen Matur Chut Dhuol, to resign over...
View ArticleLakes: Gunfire at Wulu commissioner's wedding sparks panic
April 8, 2014 (WULU) Residents of Wako villages in the Domulot, Domanjo and Tonjo bomas (districts) fled into hiding on Monday night after gunfire erupted following the Wulu county commissioner's...
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Lakes: inter-clan peace conference breaks down after MPs clash
April 8, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Peace and reconciliation efforts between the Kuei and Rup Dinka sections in Lakes state's Rumbek Central county of has broken down following a physical altercation between...
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Wulu county commissioner arrests police officers, bodyguards
April 11, 2014 (WULU) – The commissioner of Wulu county in South Sudan's Lakes state briefly arrested five police officers and his bodyguards following a shooting incident, which occurred during a...
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Over 40 dead in Lakes state inter-clan clashes
April 14, 2014 (RUMBEK) – More than 40 people were killed and dozens injured after inter-clan clashes occurred in South Sudan's Lakes state's Rumbek East county on Friday, an official disclosed.The map...
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Lawmakers make little headway in reconciling Lakes state's rival clans
April 23, 2014 (RUMBEK) – A team of Lakes state lawmakers touring eight counties in the capital, Rumbek, say that peace and reconciliation efforts remain challenging, with pastoralist youths in the...
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Lakes state governor rallies youths to join military
April 27, 14 (AWERIAL) – The governor of South Sudan's Lakes state has urged local youths to join the military in order to protect the country from instability.Hundreds of South Sudanese youths attend...
View ArticleNo suspects in shooting death of Ethiopian driver in Rumbek
April 30, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Authorities in Rumbek, the capital of South Sudan's Lakes state, have confirmed that death of an Ethiopian driver who was killed by unknown gunman on Tuesday en route to Maper...
View ArticleWild weather destroys schools in Lakes state's Rumbek
May 1, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Three primary schools in Lakes state's Rumbek Central county have been destroyed following a heavy rainstorm on Wednesday, forcing pupils to attend classes under trees.The...
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Lakes state caretaker governor criticised over military calls
May 2, 2014 (RUMBEK) - Lakes state military caretaker Maj-Gen Matur Chut Dhuol has come under heavy criticism from activists and various youth leaders over his call for the state's youth to join the...
View ArticleThree people shot in suspected revenge attack in Rumbek
May 1, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Three people sustained gunshot wounds in Lakes state's Rumbek Central county on Thursday after an attack by unknown gunman.According to Lakes state officials, the attack occurred...
View ArticleTwo civilians suffer gunshot wounds in Majokpalou cattle raid
May 11, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Authorities in Rumbek, the capital of South Sudan's Lakes state, say two people suffered gunshot wounds and 40 cows were stolen after unknown gunmen attacked a cattle camp in...
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