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- Tuesday 29 May 2012
May 28, 2012 (LONDON) - A group of five MPs from South Sudan’s Jonglei State have called on the state’s speaker, Peter Chol Wal, to resign, signing a letter announcing that they have "lost confidence" in him.
The MPs accuse Wal of (...)
- Wednesday 15 August 2012
August 14, 2012 (BOR) - Nineteen members of the Jonglei parliament, almost 40% of the state’s 49 MPs, boycotted the parliamentary session in Bor on Tuesday in support of four MPs who had been suspended by the speaker. The 19 MPs who (...)
- Friday 1 June 2012
JUBA, May 31, 2012 –The parliament of Jonglei State has been split in a row over demands for the Speaker to resign. Jonglei state Speaker, Peter Chol Wal, the opening of state assembly in Bor, ahead of South Sudan’s referendum on (...)
- Friday 16 November 2012
November 15, 2012 (BOR) - Lawmakers in South Sudan’s eastern state of Jonglei, the scene of a localised rebellion and controversial disarmament campaign, have passed a bill making it illegal for civilians to carry guns or ammunition (...)
- Saturday 5 January 2013
January 4, 2013 (BOR) - South Sudan’s next generation of artists, such as the Pigi United Jazz Band, are trying to build a collective national identity and spread peace in the young nation, through the positive messages in the music. (...)
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