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Northern Bahr el Ghazal State (NBEG/NBG)

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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)

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Government

Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Executive

State Ministers

State Advisors:

Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Leglislative Assembly

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

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. Sudan seeks over US$90 million for 2014 census

    Thursday 1 March 2012
    By Ngor Arol Garang February 29, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan announced it was seeking US$99 million in funding to conduct a census, which has been encountering that may prevent the exercise planned for 2014 from taking place. Speaking (...)

  • 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 (...)

  • Kiir directs governors to tell citizens benefits of cooperation agreement with Sudan

    Saturday 20 October 2012
    October 19, 2012 (JUBA) - President Salva Kiir Mayardit has directed the Governors of South Sudan’s ten stated to conduct extensive public lecturers to explain the benefits of the cooperation agreement he signed on 27 September with (...)

  • Northern Bahr el Ghazal Governor hires 15 cabinet members

    Sunday 8 July 2012
    July 8, 2012 (KUACJOK)- The governor of South Sudan’s State of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, Paul Malong Awan, on 6 July 2012 issued a gubernatorial order reshuffling his cabinet, a statement from the governor’s office said on Saturday. (...)

  • Kiir accuses Sudan of backing armed militias destabilising S. Sudan

    Sunday 1 April 2012
    By Julius N. Uma April 01, 2012 (JUBA) — South Sudan’s President on Friday told members of the ruling party’s National Liberation Council (NLC) how Khartoum has allegedly created and sponsored armed militias with intentions to (...)

  • S. Sudanese army, armed men clash in N. Bahr el Ghazal

    Thursday 28 April 2016
    April 27, 2016 (JUBA) - Members of the South Sudanese army (SPLA) on Wednesday clashed with armed men in Northern Bahr el Ghazal region, raising fear of insecurity in a territory which has over the years been experiencing relative (...)

  • N. Bahr el Ghazal threatens to arrest teachers over payment demands

    Sunday 9 February 2014
    February 8, 2014 (JUBA) - Teachers and auxiliary staff members in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal state have gone into hiding after authorities reportedly threatened to arrest advocates after they submitted a memo demanding (...)

  • SPLM sacks N. Bahr el Ghazal secretary-general

    Sunday 4 January 2015
    January 4, 2015 (JUBA) – The ruling party (SPLM) branch in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal state on Saturday sacked its secretary general, among other officials. Map detail showing South Sudan’s border state of Northern Bahr el (...)

  • South Sudan’s Kiir orders public mobilization

    Saturday 31 March 2012
    March 30, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, has instructed governors of the country’s five states bordering the country’s northern neighbour Sudan to mobilize the public for defense. File - South (...)

  • N. Bahr el Ghazal youth leader deplores arrest of three members in Aweil

    Monday 28 November 2011
    November 27, 2011 (JUBA) - The leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement Youth wing in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state on Sunday condemned arrest of three members by the state security, describing it as an unacceptable act. Garang (...)

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