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Central Equatoria State (CES) Central Equatoria State (CES)
Central Equatoria State is home to South Sudan’s capital Juba. It borders Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the south, as well as the states of Jonglei, Lakes, Eastern Equatoria and Western Equatoria.
Area: 22,956 km²
Capital: Juba
Other Major Towns: Kajokeji, Liria, Mangalla, Rokon, Tali, Terakeka and Yei
Natural Landmarks: The White Nile
Government
- Deputy Governor and Minister of Education, Science and Technology - Mr. Manase Lomole Waya (SPLM)
State Ministers
Central Equatoria State Legislative Assembly
- Speaker - Brigadier General Zamba Duku Michael (SPLM)
- Dep. Speaker – John Lado Tombe (SPLM)
Counties and Commissioners
Central Equatoria State Links
- Wednesday 1 May 2013
April 30, 2013 (JUBA) - Kajo Keji County commissioner, Ben Yengi, is reported to have ignored an order from the Central Equatoria government and gone ahead with his marriage to a school girl who is reported to be under the legal age. (...)
- Friday 10 August 2012
By Luka Biong Deng
August 10, 2012 —The politics of establishing capital cities in many countries shows complexities and sometimes acrimonious history, particularly for the countries that existed for a long time and with expanding (...)
- Thursday 5 April 2012
April 5, 2012 (JUBA) – The survey for the proposed new capital of South Sudan, Ramciel, is expected to be completed within the next six months, reports the official in charge of the project.
South Sudan last year resolved to relocate (...)
- Friday 18 May 2012
May 17, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan said on Thursday it has formed a fact-finding committee to establish the “actual cause” of the deadly shooting of a Kenyan national on 14 May in the country’s capital, Juba.
Speaking in an interview with (...)
- Wednesday 7 November 2012
November 05, 2012 (MOROBO) - The Commissioner of Morobo County in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State on Monday warned citizens in possession of missing government property to either return them or risk facing the law.
Moses Simon (...)
- Monday 29 October 2012
October 28, 2012 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Kosti Manibe Ngai, defended on Friday the centralized system of tax collection in the country after threats by the Central Equatoria State governor to (...)
- Thursday 1 September 2011
By Ngor Arol Garang
August 31, 2011 (JUBA) - The government of the newly established state of South Sudan on Wednesday pledged its commitment to improve both water and electricity systems in its national and state capitals. FILE - A (...)
- Monday 9 July 2012
July 8, 2012 (JUBA) - The Chairperson of South Sudan’s Civil Society
Alliance, Deng Athuai, who is a prominent anti-corruption and human rights activist, was on Saturday found by the side of a road in Juba tied in a sack and severely (...)
- Thursday 30 August 2012
August 30, 2012 (JUBA) - Clement Wani Konga, the Governor of South Sudan’s Central Equatoria state on Wednesday returned from Germany, putting an end to rumours alleging he died while receiving medical care in Berlin. Clement Wani (...)
- Tuesday 19 March 2013
March 19, 2012 (LAINYA) – Authorities in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State said they destroyed over 300kgs of the illegal drug opium, intercepted from motorists and cyclists in its checkpoint at Lainya County, located 50 miles south (...)
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