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Government Of Eastern Equatoria From 2010
The government of Eastern Equatoria from 2010 took office in Eastern Equatoria State of South Sudan in June 2010 following nationwide elections in April 2010. On 9 June 2010 the Governor, Brigadier General Louis Lobong Lojore, named his ministers and the County Commissioners. Nartisio Loluke Manir was appointed Deputy Governor. Ministers Ministers appointed on 9 June 2010 were: County Commissioners Governor Lobong named six County Commissioners on 9 June 2010 after consultations with community leaders. Commissioners of Budi and Lafon counties were still being discussed. See also * Government of Eastern Equatoria 2005–2010 A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is ... References {{reflist , refs= {{cite web , url=http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/ArticleVi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Equatoria
Eastern Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 73,472 km². The capital is Torit. On October 1, 1972, the state was divided into Imatong and Namorunyang states and was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020. Geography The state shares international borders with Uganda in the south, with Kenya in the south-east and with Ethiopia in the north-east. Domestically, it is bordered by Central Equatoria in the west and Jonglei in the north. The Ilemi Triangle in the east, between Eastern Equatoria and Lake Turkana, is or has been disputed among all three abutting states ( South Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia). Population The state had 906,126 people in 2008 (32/sq mi). Eastern Equatoria state was home to several different ethnic groups. The Toposa, Jie and Nyangathom live in the Kapeota counties in the east of the state. The Didinga, Dodoth and Boya live in Budi county around Chukudum. Further west, Lopa, Torit and Ikwoto count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya. Its population was estimated as 12,778,250 in 2019. Juba is the capital and largest city. It gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011, making it the most recent sovereign state or country with widespread recognition as of 2022. It includes the vast swamp region of the Sudd, formed by the White Nile and known locally as the '' Bahr al Jabal'', meaning "Mountain River". Sudan was occupied by Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty and was governed as an Anglo-Egyptian condominium until Sudanese independence in 1956. Following the First Sudanese Civil War, the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region was formed in 1972 and lasted until 1983. A second Sudanese civil war soon broke out in 1983 and ended in 2005 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Lobong Lojore
Louis Lobong Lojore is a South Sudanese Politician and a military governor in the rank of brigadier general in the South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF) and the current governor of Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan. He was the governor of Eastern Equatoria state from 2010-2015, governor of Kapoeta State from 2015-2020, and has been the governor of the recreated Eastern Equatoria state since 29 June 2020. Lobong is the longest serving governor in South Sudan. Early life Louis Lobong Lojore was born between 1962-1965. He belongs to the Toposa which is one of the largest ethnic group of Eastern Equatoria Statehttps://plural128.rssing.com/chan-5436193/all_p1.html, and is from Kapoeta East County. Lojore became a brigadier general in the SPLA during the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983–2005). He was also secretary of the Southern Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Agency (SSRRA) for Greater Kapoeta, Commissioner for greater Kapoeta and deputy governor for greater Equatoria. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Echom Ekeno
George Echom Ekeno is a politician who was deputy governor of Eastern Equatoria state in South Sudan, and was later appointed state minister for Environment, Wildlife Conservation & Tourism. Shortly after being appointed Deputy Governor, in August 2007 Echom promised to make security one of his top priorities. Echom was said to be part of the group of state government members opposed to Governor Aloisio Emor Ojetuk. In October 2008 he called on the Government of South Sudan to provide trained medical personnel so that the Referral Hospital in Kapoeta could be opened. In October 2009 there were clashes between Toposa raiders dressed in Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) uniforms and Kenyan police at the border post of Nadapal. George Echom stated that Nadapal was South Sudan territory and would not be surrendered to Kenya. In May 2011 Dinka Bor cattle herders trespassed into the Nimule and Mugali areas of the Madi people in Magwi County of Eastern Equatoria State, causing m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikotos County
Ikotos County was an administrative area in the Eastern Equatoria state of South Sudan with headquarters in the town of Ikotos. The people, who live in the former county's area by subsistence agriculture and cattle herding, are poverty-stricken. Years of civil war have made violence commonplace: most people have experienced the murder of a close family member. In 2009, AK-47 rifles were used in 42 per cent of killings. Location Ikwoto county is in the south of Eastern Equatoria state, adjoining the Ugandan border to the south, Magwi county to the west, Torit county to the north, and Budi county to the east. Ikwoto was part of Torit county until 2004. The county is administratively divided into six ''payams'', which are further sub-divided into ''bomas''. Payams are Hatire, Losite, Ikwoto Central, Imatong, Lomohidang and Lomohidang North. The county contained the whole part of the Imatong mountains, which included the highest peak in Sudan, Mount Hinati at . The mountains ris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapoeta South County
Kapoeta South County is an administrative region in Eastern Equatoria State. The county logo is a ram with horns and slightly bent tail. The county includes the Kapoeta Town, Machi and Namorunyang ''Payams''. During the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005) the Sudanese Armed Forces laid a Barrier Minefield around the town of Kapoeta. In a ceremony in July 2007 the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) declared a section of this land in area free of mines and available for farming. MAG planned to continue mine clearance to provide access to grazing land and room for settlements. The town and county are served by Kapoeta Airport, a small single-runway facility. The Kapoeta Mission Hospital in Longeleya ''Payam'' was established immediately after the Sudan People's Liberation Army The South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF), formerly the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), is the army of the South Sudan, Republic of South Sudan. The SPLA was founded as a guerrilla movement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magwi County
Magwi County, also Magwe County, is a county in Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan. Location The county is located in Eastern Equatoria. It was earlier located in Eastern Equatoria State, in southern South Sudan. It is bordered to the west and north by Juba County, by Torit County to the north east, by Ikotos County to the southeast and by the Republic of Uganda to the south. The county headquarters at Magwi, are located approximately , by road, southeast of Juba, the capital and largest city in the country. Towns include Nimule, Pageri, Magwi, Palotaka and Pajok. Overview The county is one of the eight counties that constitute Eastern Equatoria State. The county borders one of South Sudan's most important trading partners; the Republic of Uganda. The White Nile enters the county near the town of Nimule, before flowing north along the county's eastern border. Magwi County is divided into three payams (Sudan), payams (sub-counties): Magwi Payam, Pajok Payam and Iwire Payam. The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapoeta East County
Kapoeta East County is an administrative region of Eastern Equatoria state in South Sudan, bordered by Kenya to the south, Ethiopia to the east and Jonglei state to the west. It is part of the Greater Kapoeta region of the state. The largest ethnic group is the Toposa people. The principal town is Narus. The county includes the disputed Ilemi triangle, controlled by Kenya. The emblem of the county is a horned bull, with big humps and a large tail. Location Most of the county is covered by undulating plain. Average rainfall is less than annually. Vegetation consists of thorny scrub and areas of open grassland. To the east of the plains the Eastern Uplands run along the Ethiopean border. The county is administratively divided into the Natinga, Narus, Mogos, Jie, Kauto, Naita hills and Katodori ''payams''. Jie Payam is located in the extreme northwest corner of the county, home of the minority tribe of Jie people. This ''payam'' has been cut off from its neighbors fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torit County
Torit County is an administrative region in Eastern Equatoria of South Sudan, with headquarters in the town of Torit, which is also the state capital. Location Torit County is located in Torit State, in southern South Sudan, close to the border with Kenya and Uganda . Torit is one of the tens states of South Sudan known as Eastern Equatoria state. Torit county is bordered by his neighbors county ,Lopa County to the north, Kapoeta county to the east, Ikowot county to the east south, Magwi County to the west and Juba County in the extreme northwest. (See map to the right). The town of Torit, where the county headquarters are located, lies approximately , by road, east of Juba, the capital and largest city in South Sudan. The coordinates of Torit County are: 4° 30' 0.00"N, 32° 30' 0.00"E (Latitude: 4.5000; Longitude: 32.5000). Overview Torit County was earlier split into 8 ''payams''. The payams that constitute Torit County include the following: # Bur Payam # Ifwotu Payam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapoeta North County
Kapoeta North County is an administrative division of Eastern Equatoria. The principal settlement is Riwoto and the largest ethnic group are the Toposa people. The county emblem is an elephant. Government facilities Kapoeta North is part of Greater Kapoeta, and was part of Kapoeta County. After it was split off, in 2006 Kapoeta North County did not have an office building, and the administration was literally operating from under a tree. In March 2011 the United Nations Office for Project Services was inviting bids for construction of a prison complex in Kapoeta North County. In April 2011 the county was hit by a heavy rain and wind storm that caused extensive destruction. The primary and secondary schools, the police station, and about 60 houses were destroyed. Water and health The county had limited water supplies, and after many years of civil war about 40% of the water points were not functioning. As a result, diseases due to drinking unsafe water were common, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budi County
Budi County is an administrative area of Eastern Equatoria state in South Sudan, with headquarters in Chukudum. Location Budi county is derived from two ethnic groups who inhabit the area (Buya and Didinga). It is located in Eastern Equatoria State, bordered by Uganda to the south and Kenya in the East. Budi county was under Kapoeta District in 1956. It was split off when Greater Kapoeta was divided between Kapoeta Counties and Budi County. Historically Budi county is the last stronghold of the Sudan's people's Liberation Army and movement (SPLA/M)during the liberation wars. In 1994, Chukudum, the headquarter of Budi hosted the first national SPLM Convention, which gave birth to modern admnistrative structures of the SPLM and South Sudan. Coincidentally, Dr. Joh Garang De Mabior the leader and founder of SPLM, untimely died in helicopter crash in Budi county in 2005. Budi County has two distinct ecological zones. The highlands run from north to south along the eastern border ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lafon County
Lafon is a county in Eastern Equatoria State of South Sudan. The largest town is Lafon. Economy As of 2007,most roads in the county were in poor conditions and movement was difficult in the rainy season. Water was shortage in the county due to lack of boreholes. Teachers and community health workers were not being paid. A household economy survey of three areas showed average daily cash income was at US$ 0.18 per person at Imehejek village, US$0.08 per person at Imotong village and US$0.16 per person at Hyala village. In November 2011 the Commissioner of Lafon County, Caesar Oromo Urbano, said most boreholes in the area had collapsed, and with no skilled technicians to repair them there was an immediate risk of an acute shortage of drinking water. Most of the communities in Lafon County are farmers, and have a single cropping season. As of November 2009 they were facing severe food insecurity due to drought. Cattle rustling had increased as the people sought alternative food ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
