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Youth activist killed in South Sudan's Lakes state
August 30, 2015 (RUMBEK) – A renowned youth activists have been killed in Rumbek East county of South Sudan's Lakes state, relatives and officials told Sudan Tribune.Map detail showing South Sudan's...
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Two freed MPs in Lakes state call for peace and reconciliation
August 30, 2015 (RUMBEK) – Two former Members of Parliament (MPs) in South Sudan's Lakes state, called for peace and reconciliation among rival communities after they were released last week in the...
View Article500 inmates unlawfully detained in Lakes state
September 7, 2015 (RUMBEK) - Authorities in South Sudan's Lakes state are in the spotlight for unlawfully holding over 500 inmates at a correctional facility in Rumbek.Most of the detainees, mainly...
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Lakes state lawmakers off for three-month recess
September 9, 2015 (RUMBEK) – Lawmakers in South Sudan's Lakes state assembly have broken off for a recess period that will last for at least three months.Map detail showing South Sudan's Lakes state in...
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Gunmen kill headmaster in S. Sudan's Lakes state
September 12, 2015 (RUMBEK) - A school headmaster was killed by unknown people in Atiriu village of Rumbek East county in South Sudan's Lakes state, authorities said.Map detail showing South Sudan's...
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At least four SPLA soldiers killed in Rumbek East ambush
September 25, 2015 (RUMBEK) - Clashes have erupted in South Sudan's Rumbek East county of Lakes state between the South Sudan army (SPLA) and a group of young pastoralists on Thursday.A cattle keeper...
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Lakes state governor hospitalised in Germany
October 2, 2015 (RUMBEK) - The caretaker governor of South Sudan's Lakes state Maj. Gen Matur Chut Dhuol has been admitted in a German hospital with chest complications.Lakes state governor Maj-Gen...
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Lakes state youth union welcome creation of new states
October 5, 2015 (RUMBEK) - The chairperson of Rumbek Youth Union (RUMYU) in South Sudan's Lakes state have welcomed president Salva Kiir's creation of 18 more states.Map detail showing South Sudan's...
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One girl dead, two wounded in Rumbek protest shooting
October 17, 2015 (RUMBEK) – Authorities in South Sudan's Lakes state shot dead one girl-student and wounded two others when protest erupted in Rumbek Secondary School, in Rumbek town, the state...
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Five SPLA soldiers killed, 11 injured in Lakes state
November 9, 2015 (RUMBEK) - A pastoral youth killed five South Sudan army soldiers amd wounded 11 others from the military unit in Lakes state, officials said Monday.Map detail showing South Sudan's...
View ArticlePrisons officer killed in South Sudan's Lakes state
November 10, 2015 (RUMBEK) - An unknown gunman killed a prison officer in South Sudan's Lakes state for reasons yet to be established, authorities disclosed on Tuesday.A spokesperson for the prison...
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Lakes state authorities ban fuel sale on streets
November 13, 2015 (RUMBEK) - Authorities in South Sudan's Lakes state have cautioned against selling fuel on streets and using petrol generators in the capital, Rumbek.Map detail of South Sudan showing...
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Lakes state caretaker governor calls for peace
November 21, 2015 (RUMBEK) - The caretaker governor of South Sudan's Lakes state is holding three days talk with chiefs from Rumbek North and Rumbek Central counties in a bid to halt inter-communal...
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Three killed, two others wounded in Lakes state attack
November 23, 2015 (RUMBEK) - At least three people were killed and two others were wounded in a revenge attack in South Sudan's Lakes state, officials told Sudan Tribune.Map detail showing South...
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Disputes in Warrap state over unpaid dues and allowances
November 26, 2015 (RUMBEK) - The leader of the Greater Tonj community in South Sudan's Warrap state is in a bitter row with his Aguok counterpart from Gogrial East county over the kind of attitude each...
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Lakes state activist welcome peace deal with skepticism
November 30, 2015 (RUMBEK) – A civil society activists in South Sudan's Lakes state has welcomed the recently signed compromise peace agreement to end the nation's conflict, but particularly questioned...
View ArticleOver 10 people killed in Lakes state tribal clashes
December 1, 2015 (RUMBEK) - At least 19 people were reportedly killed in tribal clashes between the Aliap and Gony clans of Rumbek East county in South Sudan's Lakes state.A senior Criminal...
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At least 14 people killed in Lakes' Cueibet clashes
December 5, 2015 (RUMBEK) - Clashes between sections of Dinka community in Cueibet county of South Sudan's Lakes state has reignited on Wednesday when a head teacher was killed for a revenge murder...
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Returnees from Khartoum live in fear of rape in Rumbek
December 6, 2015 (RUMBEK) – South Sudanese returnees from the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, said they have become victims of rapists in Rumbek, Lakes state capital.Displaced people walk after arriving by...
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Senior police officer survives Lakes state ambush
December 6, 2015 (RUMBEK) - A senior police officer in South Sudan's Lakes state survived an ambush on the road between Payi and Aluakluak payam in Yirol West county.Map detail showing South Sudan's...
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