Home | Keywords | People | South Sudan | Abyei |
Luka Biong Deng Luka Biong Deng

- Luka Biong August 4, 2011 (Credit: Jonathan Hutson, Enough Project)
Name: Luka Biong Deng
Position: Co-Chair of the Abyei Joint Oversight Committee.
Political Affiliation: Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM)
- Friday 20 July 2012
By Luka Biong Deng
July 19, 2012 — The people of South Sudan and the marginalised people of Sudan will remember their great leader, Dr. John Garang de Mabior, on July 30, the day he died in a plane crash seven years ago. Garang, a (...)
- Monday 11 February 2013
February 9, 2013 (JUBA) - A member of South Sudan’s ruling party (SPLM) has accused the United Nations of allegedly failing to provide relief assistance to thousands of displaced people in the disputed Abyei region. Internally displaced (...)
- Thursday 2 May 2013
By Luka Biong Deng*
The people of Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile have been forgotten in the prolonged tension between Sudan and South Sudan and they sometimes feel betrayed by both South Sudan and International Community. During the two (...)
- Saturday 2 March 2013
By Luka Biong Deng
March 1, 2013 -The question of whether the Ngok Dinka of Abyei are citizens of South Sudan may seem strange to most people, who would answer it in the affirmative. But it seems a difficult question to a few, (...)
- Tuesday 12 March 2013
By Luka Biong Deng
March 11, 2013 - The people of South Sudan will soon be debating the aspects of Permanent Constitution that will certainly lay a foundation for the new country. There is no doubt that the Transitional Constitution (...)
- Wednesday 5 December 2012
By Matot Akech Matot
December 4, 2012 — South Sudan has just celebrated the first anniversary of our being a new country. After many years of terrible pain and suffering, we triumphed over our enemies. We fought bravely for so many (...)
- Monday 22 October 2012
October 21, 2012 (JUBA) - South Africa on Sunday pledged its resolve to support a peace proposal by the African Union High Level Implementation (AUHIP) which aims to end the long-running dispute between Sudan and South Sudan over the (...)
- Friday 7 December 2012
December 7, 2012 (JUBA) – A senior member of the South Sudan government said on Thursday it is engaging with the Russian government to seek support for the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) proposal for the final (...)
- Monday 16 April 2012
By Luka Biong Deng
The Republic of South Sudan, the newest member state of the UN, has entered into a world that is stratified into the top billion people who are prosperous, middle four billion of people who are developing and on (...)
- Wednesday 24 October 2012
October 23, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan on Tuesday expressed strong disappointment with the proposal by the African Union High Level Implementation (AUHIP) calling for negotiations over the remaining unresolved issues regarding the (...)
Latest Comments & Analysis
Africa and the ICC: a dynamic relationship 2013-05-24 09:19:39 By Tiina Intelmann May 23, 2013 - The relationship between Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC) is remarkable in its history, and dynamic. Africa and the ICC share the fundamental (...)
NCP Parliament Speaker will not negotiate with those who carry arms 2013-05-23 08:09:52 By Mahmoud A. Suleiman May 22, 2013 - This article comes on the backdrop of the war drums beating campaign orchestrated by the National Congress Party (NCP) regime Parliament Speaker, Ahmed (...)
At the Mercy of the Sky, South Sudanese professionals 2013-05-23 08:02:35 By Suzanne Jambo May 22, 2013 - "I have nothing to hide and I walk away with my head high. There was absolutely no board meeting to discuss my issue. The reason given were unilateral spending (...)
MORE