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Northern Bahr el Ghazal State (NBEG/NBG)

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)

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 defends household taxes, says part of budget

    Tuesday 23 April 2013
    April 22, 2013 (JUBA) – The Finance minister of South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal state on Monday defended collection of household taxes citizens, saying it was part of its budget. Madut Santino Deng also refutes earlier claims (...)

  • Northern Bahr el Ghazal governor appoints three commissioners

    Wednesday 14 March 2012
    March 13, 2012 (JUBA) - Northern Bahr el Ghazal’s governor, Paul Malong Awan Anei, on Tuesday issued a gubernatorial order appointing three county commissioners. Malong relieved the commissioners of their posts in February, a week (...)

  • N. Bahr el Ghazal governor rejects parliamentary changes

    Wednesday 30 October 2013
    October 29, 2013 (JUBA) - The governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal Paul Malong Awan has rejected changes in the state’s parliamentary committees, leading to some politicians describing him as a "a dictator" and his leadership (...)

  • Unity State backs cooperation deal with Sudan

    Friday 19 October 2012
    By Bonifacio Taban Kuich October 18, 2012 (BENTIU) - Unity State’s parliament has backed the recent cooperation agreement between South Sudan and Sudan, which was signed by the two sides in the Ethiopia capital Addis-Ababa mediated by (...)

  • SPLM’s Amum distances himself from dismissal of six members in Aweil

    Sunday 12 May 2013
    May 11, 2013 (JUBA) - The secretary-general of the South Sudan ruling party (SPLM), Pagan Amum, has distanced himself from the controversial dismissal of six members of his party in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, saying he did not want (...)

  • N. Bahr el Ghazal assembly passes draft constitution

    Wednesday 30 November 2011
    By Julius N. Uma November 29, 2011 (AWEIL) — A joint sitting of lawmakers in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal legislative assembly last week passed the state draft transitional constitution during its third reading, after nearly (...)

  • N. Bahr el Ghazal assembly passes 12m SSP budget

    Friday 24 October 2014
    October 23, 2014 (JUBA) – Lawmakers in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal on Wednesday put aside their differences with the executive and unanimously approved the 12 million South Sudan Pounds annual budget. Members of the Northern (...)

  • N. Bahr el Ghazal state prepares to receive new caretaker governor

    Sunday 27 April 2014
    April 26, 2014 (JUBA) – Authorities in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal state are preparing to receive Kuel Aguer Kuel, the new caretaker governor appointed after his predecessor, Paul Malong Awan, became the army’s new chief of (...)

  • N. Bahr el Ghazal women advocate for fair representation

    Saturday 13 December 2014
    December 12, 2014 (JUBA) – Less than six months after he was appointed caretaker governor of South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Kuel Aguer Kuel, has come under intense pressure from women politicians discontented with his new (...)

  • 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 (...)

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