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Lake state “spiritual” hut burnt to the ground
April 8, 2015 (RUMBEK) – A spiritual hut used by traditionalists in South Sudan's Lakes state has been burnt down by unknown perpetrators, authorities confirmed.Map detail showing South Sudan's Lakes...
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Catholic priest disappears after alleged torture in Juba
April 20, 2015 (JUBA) – A South Sudanese Catholic priest is reportedly missing two days after South Sudan army soldiers allegedly tortured him, destroying his residential house in Thongpiny, a Juba...
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New Rumbek youth union executives sworn in
May 3, 2015 (RUMBEK) – Members of the newly-elected members of Rumbek youth union were on Saturday sworn in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.Awut Mayom Agok has been elected chair lady of the Rumbek Youth...
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Lakes state police officer killed in revenge attack
May 6, 2015 (RUMBEK) – A police officer was on Wednesday killed in a revenge attack in South Sudan's Lakes state, authorities told Sudan Tribune on Thursday.Map detail of South Sudan showing Lakes...
View ArticleLakes state SPLM chairlady speaks against disrespect for women
May 13, 2015 (RUMBEK) - The chairlady of the South Sudan's ruling party, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), in Rumbek, the capital of Lakes state, has called on authorities in the country...
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Lakes state suspends payment of civil servants through banks
May 15, 2015 (RUMBEK) - Authorities in South Sudan's Lakes state have suspended payment of civil servants' salaries in banks, saying all wages be directly paid through the ministry finance...
View ArticleLakes state ambush claims two senior officials
May 23, 2015 (RUMBEK) – At least two top officials in South Sudan's Lakes state were killed on Friday at the border between Rumbek North county and Unity state.The two were identified as Abraham Maloth...
View ArticleLakes state border advisor survives deadly ambush
May 25, 2015 (RUMBEK) – An advisor to South Sudan's Lakes state governor, Elizabeth Poth Dumic has been found, three days after she fell into an ambush. Dumic, an advisor on border matters was involved...
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Rebels give Lakes state residents 72 hours to vacate
May 28, 2015 (NYAL) – South Sudanese armed opposition forces under the command of Gen. Khamis Abdulatiff have advised residents in the capital, Rumbek to vacate the town within three days.General...
View Article13 people died and 20 others wounded in complex clashes in Rumbek
June 2, 2015 (RUMBEK) – At least 13 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Monday when rival sections of the Dinka community in the South Sudan's Lakes state clashed in Rumbek counties.Fighting...
View ArticleWulu-Rumbek road re-opened after three-day closure
June 3, 2015 (RUMBEK) – The road connecting Wulu county in South Sudan's Lakes state to the capital, Rumbek has finally been re-opened after three days of closure.The incident occurred after trainees...
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Top Lake state advisor says authorities overwhelmed by worsening insecurity
June 3, 2015 (RUMBEK) - Lakes state authorities have acknowledged that local communities were not in their control or cooperating, saying the public refused to share information with security agents of...
View ArticleLakes state finance ministry withholds county salaries
June 5, 2015 (RUMBEK) - Civil servants in Lakes state counties are at odds with the finance ministry, which withheld their payments over failure to submit financial reports.Six counties, officials told...
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Rebels urge civilians in Bahr el Ghazal to not panic as war gains momentum
June 8, 2015 (JUBA) - Youth leadership of the South Sudanese armed opposition faction of the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO) led by former vice president, Riek Machar, urged the civil...
View ArticleLakes state speaker asked to relinquish post
June 10, 2016 (RUMBEK) - A caucus of meeting of South Sudan ruling party (SPLM) held Wednesday resolved that the speaker of the state assembly, Baipiath Majuec resigns.Majuec is accused of allegedly...
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Sudanese trader killed in Lakes state
June 15, 2015 (RUMBEK) – A Sudanese trader was on Sunday killed by unknown gunmen in South Sudan's Lakes state capital, Rumbek.Map detail showing South Sudan's Lakes state in redThe deceased, Salman...
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Rumbek market closes for three days amid traders protest
June 17, 2015 (RUMBEK) - Traders in Rumbek, capital of Lakes state, have gone on strike following the killing of Sudanese trader last Sunday by unknown gunmen. The shops in Rumbek market have remained...
View ArticleFour killed in Lakes state attack
June 23, 2015 (RUMBEK) - At least four people have been killed in Lakes state after armed youth attacked a police cell in Yirol West County to free detained colleagues.The violence reportedly got...
View ArticleLakes state assembly speaker sworn-in amid MPs' boycott
June 23, 2015 (Rumbek) - The newly appointed speaker of South Sudan's Lakes state, Dhieu Takpiny has officially been sworn in, despite lawmakers boycotting the session.The MPs claimed procedures used...
View ArticleLakes state commissioner demands better health services
June 25, 2015 (RUMBEK) - The commissioner of Cueibet county in South Sudan's Lakes state has said hisbon requires more health facilities to be put in place by government.Isaac Mayom made the appeal...
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