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Upper Nile State Upper Nile State
Upper Nile State is the most northerly in South Sudan and borders Ethiopia to the west and the north Sudanese states of South Kordofan, Blue Nile and White Nile. Within South Sudan Upper Nile borders Unity State to the west and Jonglei State to the south.
Governor: Brigadier General Simon Kun Puoch
Area: 77,773 km²
Approximate Population: 964,353
Capital: Malakal
Other Important Towns: Renk, Kodok, Nasser, Oriny, Maiwut, Gerger, Melut
Counties: Baliet, Fashoda, Longochuk, Maban, Maiwut, Malakal, Manyo, Melut, Panyikang, Renk, Ulang, Luakpiny/Nasir.
Last updated 4 March 2012.
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- Wednesday 6 February 2013
February 5, 2013 (JUBA) - The governor of Upper Nile state, Simon Kun Puoc, has failed in his attempt to expel the secretary-general of South Sudan’s ruling party (SPLM) from the state over a political dispute.
John Kor Dieu, the (...)
- Friday 25 May 2012
By Lam Akol Ajawin
May 24, 2012 — A friend of mine gave me a copy of the SWP Research Paper titled “South Sudan: International State-Building and its Limits”. Knowing the high academic and objective standing of SWP (German Institute for (...)
- Thursday 9 May 2013
May 8, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has sent a delegation to Nairobi to meet and hold preliminary discussions with rebel leaders who accepted his amnesty in April and laid down their weapons.
The government (...)
- Saturday 27 April 2013
April 26, 2013 (JUBA) - A coalition of South Sudanese rebels said on Friday that they “unconditionally” accepted an amnesty by President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Thursday, raising hopes of an end to nearly three years of upheaval (...)
- Sunday 18 November 2012
OCHA South Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin for the period 5-11 November 2012
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Highlights of the Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin: Water supply improvements were reported in camps hosting 110,000 Sudanese (...)
- Sunday 16 September 2012
September 15, 2012 (RUMBEK) - South Sudan’s army on Saturday dismissed rebel claims that two groups of of disaffected soldiers have staged mutinies in Upper Nile State and in the Ramciel area of Lakes State, where the young nation (...)
- Saturday 9 February 2013
February 8, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan army (SPLA) forces on Thursday repulsed a militia attack, in which seven rebels were killed in the Obudi area of its Upper Nile state, a military source said. South Sudan’s SPLA soldiers hold up (...)
- Saturday 5 May 2012
May 4, 2012 (JUBA) – The Republic of South Sudan has adopted its official map for the first time since it became independence in July 2011 including various areas, including Heglig/Panthou, that are also claimed by Sudan. New official (...)
- Wednesday 20 March 2013
By Unni Karunakara
March 19, 2013 - This year marks 30 years since Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) began providing medical care in the area that now makes up South Sudan. Our first project was in Yei in Central Equatoria in 1983, where (...)
- Thursday 13 December 2012
By Julius N. Uma
December 12, 2012 (JUBA) - Between 200 and 300 Sudanese primary and secondary school teachers in South Sudan’s Upper Nile could lose their job by the end of this year, should the state’s education, science and (...)
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