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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)

  • N. Bahr el Ghazal assembly speaker sworn in

    Friday 5 December 2014
    December 4, 2014 (JUBA) – The new speaker of South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal state assembly, Isaac Makau Ayok was on Wednesday sworn in. The caretaker governor, Kuel Aguer Kuel and some of his ministers witnessed the event. After (...)

  • Sudan warplanes bomb S. Sudan, kill five civilians: SPLA

    Wednesday 21 November 2012
    November 20, 2012 (JUBA) - Warplanes allegedly belonging to the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) on Tuesday carried out aerial bombardments, killing at least five civilians in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, the spokesperson for (...)

  • N. Bahr el Ghazal caretaker governor says area hard-hit by crop failures

    Monday 22 December 2014
    December 21, 2014 (JUBA) – The caretaker governor of South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal state said the region continued to grapple with widespread crop failures this year. In his Christmas message on Saturday, Kuel Aguer Kuel said (...)

  • Elders seek removal of N. Bahr el Ghazal governor

    Sunday 17 March 2013
    March 16, 2013 (JUBA) - Elders and prominent political figures from South Sudan’s Greater Bahr el Ghazal region have thrown their support behind calls for the removal of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State governor, Paul Malong Awan. (...)

  • US ambassador to South Sudan visits Aweil North after air attacks by Sudan

    Sunday 2 December 2012
    December 1, 2012 (JUBA) - The United States Ambassador to South Sudan, Susan Page, paid an official visit to Gokmachar, the administrative headquarters of Aweil North County, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, on Friday. The visit took place (...)

  • 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 (...)

  • Northern Bahr el Ghazal completes major road maintenance works

    Sunday 22 February 2015
    February 20, 2015 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s border state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal has completed repairs and maintenance on its main arterial roads, easing movement of goods and people across the region, according to the state ministry of (...)

  • Heavy rains in N. Bahr el Ghazal displace thousands amid high food prices

    Wednesday 14 September 2011
    By Ngor Arol Garang September 13, 2011 (JUBA) - Heavy rainfall in Northern Bahr el Ghazal have forced thousands from their homes in Aweil town, the state capital, as swollen rivers washed away roads making rescue efforts difficult, (...)

  • N. Bahr el Ghazal officials accused of failing to remit taxes

    Monday 2 February 2015
    January 1, 2015 (JUBA) – Authorities in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal state say three of its county commissioners failed to remit funds amounting to over a million South Sudanese Pounds (SSP), even after an investigatory (...)

  • Sudan files new complaint to Security Council against South Sudan

    Sunday 27 May 2012
    May 26, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations filed a new complaint on Saturday accusing the South Sudan of carrying attacks on its territory in Darfur and South Kordofan and providing support to rebel (...)

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