Greater Bahr el Ghazal steps up peace efforts for Lakes state
September 29, 2014 (WAU) – A joint intitiative has been launched by the state assemblies in the Greater Bahr el Ghazal region as part of effort to bring peace to volatile tribal tensions in South...
View ArticlePolitical turmoil shakes Rumbek North
October 1, 2014 Rumbek – Lakes state's military caretaker governor, Maj-Gen Matur Chut Dhuol, and speaker Baipath Relpuou have disagreed over an order issued on Wednesday for the arrest of Rumbek North...
View ArticleGenesis of Lakes state crisis in South Sudan (Part two)
By Peter Gai ManyuonOctober 7, 2014 - According to different analysts who analyze Lakes State problem, some came to realize that the reason why President of the Republic of South Sudan, General Salva...
View ArticleLakes state military caretaker governor faces legal battle in court
October 22, 2014 (RUMBEK) – A Rumbek North MP has filed a legal case against Lakes state's military caretaker governor, Maj-Gen Matur Chut Dhuol, claiming he unlawfully confiscated land.Daniel Deng...
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24 dead, 7 wounded in fresh Lakes state clashes
October 23, 2014 (RUMBEK) – At least 15 South Sudan army soldiers were killed when they clashed with pastoralists in Lakes state's Rumbek North county, police officials told Sudan Tribune.The map of...
View ArticleRumbek market hit by price hike on basic commodities
October 24, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Lakes state capital Rumbek is feeling the squeeze after being hit by a sharp rise in the prices of commodities.The price hike comes amid complaints that roads connecting...
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Unknown gunmen kill two chiefs in Lakes state
October 25, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Two traditional chiefs were on Saturday evening killed by unknown gunmen in Lakes state's Rumbek East county.Map detail of South Sudan showing Lakes state in redAuthorities...
View ArticleSeven people killed in Lakes state revenge attack
October 27, 2014 (RUMBEK) – At least seven people have been killed in a revenge attack that took place in South Sudan's Lakes state county of Rumbek North on Monday, authorities told Sudan Tribune.The...
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Relatives of detained Lakes state MPs call for their release
October 28, 2014 (RUMBEK) – The families of two MPs arrested in South Sudan's arrested in Lakes State are demanding justice for their relatives.Map detail showing South Sudan's Lakes state in redMarik...
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Jonglei's Bor leader urges IDPs to return home
October 29, 2014 (BOR) – Agot Alier Leek, the commissioner of Jonglei state's Bor county, said challenges facing internally displaced people (IDPs) could be minimised if they were to return to their...
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Lakes state governor orders arrest of airline staff
November 2, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Three Supreme airline staff were on Saturday arrested allegedly on orders from Lakes state governor, Matur Chut Dhuol.Lakes state governor Maj-Gen Matur Chut Dhuol (ST)The...
View ArticleS. Sudan interior minister and the Lakes State crisis
By Johnson M. M. MakurNovember 3, 2014 - South Sudan's minister of Interior, Mr Aleu Ayieny Aleu has some bad and good historical attachments to the crisis-hit State of Lakes. His wife comes from Lakes...
View ArticleLakes state official gunned down at Rumbek market
November 5, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Lakes state government official Sabit Kuluel was killed at Rumbek Central county's Malith market on Tuesday in an apparent assassination.Kuluel served as a former officer...
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Police withdraw from Lakes state hotspots
November 11, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Police in South Sudan's Lakes state were deployed in the capital, Rumbek to quell down insecurity threats have withdrawn from all hotspots.Map detail showing South Sudan's...
View ArticleDisplaced Nuer continue to arrive in Lakes state
November 12, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Displaced Nuer residents from South Sudan's Unity state are continuing to arrive in neighbouring Lakes state after fleeing renewed fighting between rebel and government...
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Six die after boat sinks in South Sudan
November 17, 2014 (BOR) – Six people perished after a boat sank between Jonglei state capital Bor and Lakes state's Mingkaman last week carrying passengers and food items.A boat crosses from Bor to...
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Five wounded in house assault in Lakes state
November 27, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Five people were wounded when unknown gunmen stormed and opened fire on the house of a journalist in South Sudan's Lakes state.Map detail showing South Sudan's Lakes state...
View ArticleDecision to sack SPLM driver sparks outcry in Wulu
December 1, 2014 (RUMBEK) – The commissioner of Lakes state's Wulu county, Benjamin Akol Muorwel, has dismissed a long-serving driver for the ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM).Angelo...
View ArticleLakes state speaker says MPs' arrest unlawful
December 5, 2014 (RUMBEK) – Lakes state's parliamentary speaker, Baipath Majuec, has accused the governor of unlawfully arresting of two MPs without charge.Isaac Makur Buoc Apac and Marik Nanga Marik...
View ArticleRumbek youth leader condemns Lakes state violence
December 8, 2014 (RUMBEK) – The newly elected chairwoman of the Rumbek Youth Union (RUMYU) chapter in Nairobi has condemned the Lake state leadership over the killing of innocent civilians.Awut Mayom...
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