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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)

  • Friendly Football Match between Northern Bahr El Ghazal and Unity States

    Sunday 19 August 2012
    Friendly Football Match between Northern Bahr El Ghazal and Unity States August 18, 2012 Aweil freedom Square 4:45 pm. Referee: Kuacjok’s Coaches Reference to South Sudan Football Association Quarterfinal competition, Northern (...)

  • 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 (...)

  • South Sudan army chief reconciles with rebel commander

    Friday 30 September 2016
    September 29, 2016 (JUBA) - General Dau Aturjong, a high ranking military officer who abandoned government at the height of the civil war in 2014 and joined rebellion, has returned to the South Sudanese army (SPLA). General Dau (...)

  • South Sudanese rebels occupy strategic areas in Northern Bahr el Ghazal

    Thursday 28 May 2015
    May 27, 2015 (JUBA) – The opposition forces led by former vice president, Riek Machar, have occupied a number of strategic areas in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, government officials have confirmed. South Sudanese rebel fighters hold (...)

  • N. Bahr el Ghazal governor dissolves cabinet, sacks commissioners

    Friday 18 September 2015
    September 16, 2015 (JUBA) - The caretaker governor of South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, Akot Deng Akot has issued an executive order disolving the entire cabinet. Map detail showing South Sudan’s border state of Northern (...)

  • N. Bahr el Ghazal MPs reject interrogation over calls for dissolution

    Friday 24 May 2013
    May 22, 2013 (JUBA) - Four members of Northern Bahr el Ghazal’s parliament said on Wednesday that they have rejected attempts to be investigated for allegedly making statements in which they called for the dissolution of the state (...)

  • Ex-legislator in Aweil makes controversial apology over expulsion

    Sunday 12 May 2013
    May 11, 2013 (JUBA) - A former member of state parliament in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal has issued a signed apology, amid reports of bullying and allegations relating to a family dispute and legislators. Hikma Ali Malek was (...)

  • Floods: N. Bahr el Ghazal warns of looming disease outbreak

    Saturday 27 September 2014
    September 26, 2014 (JUBA) – Authorities in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal state have warned that its population is at risk of an outbreak of disease due to the devastating floods that hit the region. A resident walks through (...)

  • SAF deny bombing South Sudan saying they attacked rebels

    Thursday 22 November 2012
    November 21, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) confirmed Wednesday carrying out air attack on Sudanese rebels in Eastern Darfur region but denied hitting South Sudanese state of Northern Bahr el-Gahzal. Boy allegedly (...)

  • S. Sudan army chief welcomes creation of 28 new states

    Tuesday 27 October 2015
    October 26, 2015 (JUBA) - The South Sudanese army (SPLA) chief of staff, Paul Malong Awan has backed President Salva Kiir’s decree on creation of 28 new states in the country, despite the signing of a peace agreement that only (...)

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