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Rumbek youth union elect woman as new leader
August 25, 2014 (RUMBEK) – The Rumbek Youth Union (RUMYU) branch in Kenyan capital Nairobi has elected a woman as its new chairperson.Awut Mayom Agok has been elected chair lady of the Rumbek Youth...
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Lakes state's military caretaker voted out by national parliament
August 26, 2014 (RUMBEK) – South Sudan's national parliament has passed a bill recommending the removal of Lakes state's military caretaker governor, Maj-Gen Matur Chut Dhuol.The bill came after the...
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Fresh wave of violence hits Rumbek as community leaders call for governor's...
August 28, 2014 (RUMBEK) – A fresh wave of inter-clan violence flared in Lakes state's Rumbek Central county on Wednesday, leaving three people dead.Traditional spear masters (community leaders) in...
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Lakes state employees refuse to demonstrate in support of governor
August 27, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Civil servants in Lakes state capital Rumbek have refused a request by the governor to join a protest against a bill passed by the national parliament calling for his...
View ArticleDeclare state of emergency in Lakes State
By Mapuor Malual ManguenOn August 25, 2013, the National Legislative Assembly overwhelmingly passed a resolution requesting the President of South Sudan to remove Caretaker Governor of Lakes state,...
View ArticleLakes state political crisis
Open letter to the President: the contentious animosity between the governor, Hon. Matur Chut and MPS representing Lakes in the National Legislative Assembly.By Puondak Benjamin MakoiAugust 29, 2014 -...
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Lake state chiefs and elders protest against governor
August 30, 2014 (RUMBEK) – A group of chiefs and elders from Lakes state's Rumbek Central county staged a peaceful protest on Saturday against caretaker governor Matur Chut Dhuol over the loss lives in...
View ArticleHepatitis E cases on the rise in Lakes state
September 6, 14 (JUBA) - Cases of Hepatitis E is on the rise in South Sudan's Lakes state, with about 100 people diagnosed with the disease, the United Nations humanitarian coordination agency (OCHA)...
View ArticleSenior traffic officer gunned down in S. Sudan's Lakes state
September 11, 2014 (RUMBEK) – A group of unknown gunmen attacked and killed a senior police officer on Wednesday in South Sudan's Lakes state.According to the criminal investigation department (CID),...
View ArticleSenior army officer killed in ambush in Rumbek
September 14, 2014 (RUMBEK) – A senior officer from the South Sudanese army (SPLA) has been killed in an attack on Saturday by unknown gunmen in Lakes state's Rumbek East county.Police say Colonel Yol...
View ArticleMore than 20 people killed in wave of revenge killings in Rumbek
September 16, 2014 (RUMBEK) – At least 25 people are believed to have been killed in separate criminal attacks in and around the counties of Lakes state capital Rumbek.The state government announced it...
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Murdered senior army officer laid to rest in Warrap state
September 16, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Thousands turned out in Warrap state's in Alekaguok on Tuesday to mourn the death of Colonel Yol Muordit Dhel, a senior officer with the South Sudanese army (SPLA), who...
View ArticleDirector of land and survey killed in Lakes state's Cueibet county
September 18, 2014 (RUMBEK) – The director of land and survey has been gunned down in Lakes state's Cueibet county in what is believed to be a targeted revenge killing.According to the criminal...
View ArticleOver 80 flee violence in Lakes state's Rumbek Central county
September 22, 2014 (RUMBEK) – More than 80 Cueibet county residents in Rumbek Central county of South Sudan's Lakes state have fled to churches and police stations amid fears of revenge attacks,...
View ArticleEgyptian national killed in Rumbek by unknown gunmen
September 23, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Unknown gunmen killed an Egyptian national in Lakes state's Wulu county on Tuesday.The state's criminal investigation department (CID) have confirmed the incident, saying...
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Nine killed in dog attacks in Lakes state's Rumbek
September 24, 2014 (RUMBEK) – At least nine people have died in Lakes state's Rumbek Central county after being bitten by stray dogs.Packs of stray dogs are roaming the streets of Lakes state capital...
View ArticleLakes: Pankar secondary school closes down over fee dispute
September 25, 2015 (RUMBEK) – Authorities in Lakes state's Yirol West county have closed Pankar senior secondary school following a dispute over fees.Commissioner Majak Ruei Angong has since been...
View ArticleFive killed, four injured in Lakes state shooting
September 26, 2014 (RUMBEK) – At least five people were killed and four others injured when unidentified gunmen attacked passengers on Rumbek-Wulu highway in South Sudan's Lakes state last...
View ArticleGenesis of Lakes State crisis (Part 1)
By Peter Gai ManyuonSeptember 30, 2014 - Lakes State Comprises of eight Counties and most of them are for Dinka tribes but different sub-clans perceptions are too different with each others in the...
View ArticleLakes state: 12 killed in fresh revenge attack
September 30, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Fresh clashes in South Sudan's Lakes state on Monday left at least 12 people from one family dead, authorities told Sudan Tribune.The revenge attack occurred in Lakes...
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