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Northern Bahr el Ghazal State (NBEG/NBG)

Northern Bahr el Ghazal State is in the Greater Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan. It borders north Sudan’s South Darfur State. Within South Sudan the state borders Western Bahr el Ghazal and Warrap states.

Northern Bahr el Ghazal also borders the disputed region of Abyei and claims the contested Mile 14 border area, which is also claimed by Sudan.

Capital: Aweil

Area: 720,898 km²

Population: 720,898 (2008)

Government

Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Executive

Governor - Major General Paul Malong Awan Anei
Deputy Governor - Madut Dut Yel

State Ministers

Culture, Youth and Sports - Tong Deng Anei
Education - Kon Elbert Deng Chan
Information - Mrs. Jackline Nyibol Benjamin Ajonga
Parliamentary Affairs - Ernest Mangok Mangok
Local Government - Lino Adub Achier
Trade Industry and Investment - Ronald Ruay Deng
Without Portfolio - Mrs. Ajak Akok Kuel
Without Portfolio - Giir Riiny

State Advisors:

Political Advisor - George Garang Lual Achien
Economics Affairs Advisor - Tong Atak Mel
Gender, Child and Social Welfare - Mrs. Anguet Anei Ajong
Security Advisor - Joseph Akok Aleu

Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Leglislative Assembly

Speaker - Monica Achol William Amoi MP
Deputy Speaker - Athiang Manok Athiang MP
Chief Whip - Daniel Akol Diing MP

Other MPs

Aguer Wol Aguer | Garang Majak Bol | Majang Ngor Kuany

Counties & Commissioners

Aweil North County - Estimated Population (2008) - 129,130 - Cmr Kuol Athuai Hal
Aweil East County - Estimated Population (2008) - 309,920 - Awet Kiir Awet
Aweil West County - Estimated Population (2008) - 166,220 - Garang Tong
Aweil Central County - Estimated Population (2008) - 41,830 - Abraham Aleu
Aweil South County - Estimated Population (2008) - 73,810 - Jel Mangok

Aweil Town

Mayor - Atak Longar
Deputy Mayor - Simon Tong Deng

Northern Bahr el Ghazal State - Links

Books

Francis M. Deng, 1995, War of Visions, Conflict of Identities in the Sudan, (Washington D.C.: Brookings)
Human Rights Watch, 1999, Famine in Sudan, 1998, The Human Rights Causes, (New York, Human Rights Watch).
Dave Eggers, 2006, What is the What, (New York, Vintage Books).
David Keen, 1994, The Benefits of Famine, A Political Economy of Famine and Relief in Southwestern Sudan, 1983–1989, (New Jersey, Princeton University Press).
Garang Malong, 2012, Theatre of Hope( Nairobi University, Kenya)

S. Sudanese police general calls for division of N. Bahr El Ghazal state
Thursday 19 June 2014
June 18, 2014 (JUBA) - A South Sudanese police general has called for the split of Northern Bahr el Ghazal into two states, claiming that the creation of more administrative entities in the area would take services closer to the people (...)
Northern Bahr el Ghazal records improvement in secondary education results
Friday 6 July 2012
July 5, 2012 (KUACJOK) - South Sudan’s State of Northern Bahr el Ghazal on Thursday released its 2011-2012 secondary education results, showing improved performances, compare to the previous year. Authorities grounded improvement in (...)
10 prisoners die in congested detention center in Aweil
Tuesday 27 December 2011
December 26, 2011 (JUBA) - At least 10 people, two of whom were women, are reported to have died in a congested detention center in Aweil, the capital of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, a senior government official said on Monday. The (...)
S. Sudanese authorities crackdown on allies of ex-army chief
Tuesday 17 April 2018
April 16, 2018 (AWEIL) – Authorities in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal state arrested dozens of former army chief of staff, General Paul Malong Awan’s allies in the latest move to suppress his activities. Former South Sudan army (...)
SPLM youth leader arrested in N. Bahr el Ghazal
Monday 14 January 2013
January 14, 2013 (WAU) - The leader of the youth wing of South Sudan’s governing Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) in the border state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal was arrested on Sunday night, according to youth members and (...)
Fears of further tension in N. Bahr el Ghazal after youths arrested
Thursday 31 July 2014
July 30, 2014 (JUBA) – The recent detention of youths with critical views in South Sudan’s border state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal, has raised concerns of further tension and defections in the region, where more than 300 youth have (...)
Aweil inaugurates first state revenue authority in South Sudan
Tuesday 30 May 2017
29 May 2017 (AWEIL) – Aweil State Governor James Mayoul last Friday the first-ever non-oil revenue tax collection system to be founded in South Sudan Aweil State Revenue Authority will enable the state government to mitigate the impact (...)
Open letter to South Sudan’s President from the Aweil University Student Union in Uganda
Monday 15 October 2012
Open letter to South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir from the Aweil University Student Union in Uganda.
N. Bahr el Ghazal Governor says not “an inch” of Mile 14 will go to Sudan
Thursday 27 September 2012
September 27, 2012 (WAU) - General Paul Malong Awan, Governor of South Sudan’s State of Northern Bahr el Ghazal said on Wednesday that his administration and the citizens of the area will never accept giving an inch of the contested (...)
Humanitarian needs spike for thousands displaced in Wau, IOM says
Wednesday 26 April 2017
April 25, 2017 (WAU) – In a statement released on Tuesday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and partners said they were responding to an influx of more than 22,000 displaced persons in and around Wau, since the upsurge (...)

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