River Yei
River Yei is a river in South Sudan with its source in Panyana Village, Lujule West payam in the Morobo County of Central Equatoria State. Nomenclature The name Yei was derived from the word ''yii'' in Kaliko language, meaning "water." Features Central Equatoria In Central Equatoria, the river flows through Lujule, Morobo County and Yei River County. The river flows through Yei town where the Kembe River joins along Yei Juba Road. Aga fall is on River Yei located in wudabi Payam of Morobo County in Central Equatoria State Western Equatoria In Western Equatoria, the river flows through Mundiri west, Lake State, and Unity State. History In 2011 the government of Central Equatoria State under the leadership of Governor Clement Wani Konga planed to launch a power plant in Morobo County Morobo County is a county in the Central Equatoria, South Sudan. Morobo County borders Uganda and Congo. The county is mainly occupied by Kakwa speaking people, Keliko and Lu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Lujule
Lujule was a county in then Yei River State, South Sudan that existed April 2016 and 22 February 2020. It is located at around , in the elevation of around 1195 metres. Social Services Schools # kirinya primary school # gomonja primary school # yugufe primary school Health Services = Churches = 1.Aworo parish 2.bodàndi church 3.panyana dioses History On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states. The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties and civil society groups challenged the constitutionality of the decree. Kiir later resolved to take it to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment. In November of that year, the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states. David Lokonga Moses was appointed Governor on 24 December 2015. After the split up, Yei River State broke down even further for ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Morobo County
Morobo County is a county in the Central Equatoria, South Sudan. Morobo County borders Uganda and Congo. The county is mainly occupied by Kakwa speaking people, Keliko and Lugbara. The people in Morobo are farmers doing local farming mostly for food and some for sale. Morobo is part of the green belt of South Sudan. There has been sporadic violence in Morobo County since the end of the establishment of South Sudan at the end of the Second Sudanese Civil War. The UN is working with local people to address these issues. Joseph Mawa is the current commissioner of Morobo County. Demography Payams of Morobo Morobo has five payams: * Gulumbi * Kimba * Lujule West * Panyume * Wudabi Economy and Livelihood Morobo County is located in the state of Central Equatoria. It is bounded to the north-west by Yei County, to the north-east by Lainya County, to the south-east by Uganda, and to the south-west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The county is located in South S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yei, South Sudan
Yei is a medium-sized city in South Sudan's southwest. It lies close to the borders of two of the country's trading partners, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is a business hub, attracting traders and customers from all three countries. Ivory Bank, Eden Commercial Bank, anBank of South Sudanmaintain branches in the city. Yei is served by Yei Airstrip, and a marram road connecting yei to Juba, Uganda through the Morobo, Kaya border and DRC through the Lasu border Location The city of Yei is located in Yei County, Central Equatoria State in southwestern South Sudan, close to the international borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Uganda. It is approximately , by road, southwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in South Sudan. The geographic coordinates of the city of Yei are: 4° 6' 0.00"N, 30° 40' 12.00"E (Latitude: 4.1000; Longitude: 30.6700). History Before the Second Sudanese Civil War The name Yei was given to the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mundri West County
Mundri West County is a small administrative area in Western Equatoria Western Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of . Its capital is Yambio. The state was divided into counties, each headed by a County Commissioner. Western Equatoria seceded from Sudan as part of the Republic of South Sudan on ..., South Sudan. References Western Equatoria Counties of South Sudan {{SouthSudan-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aga Falls
Aga Fall is a waterfall on the River Yei in the Geri Boma of Wudabi payam, Morobo County in Central Equatoria, South Sudan. A plan was announced in 2011, by the Central Equatoria State Government under the leadership of former Governor Clement Wani Konga, to build a power plant on the Aga Falls to supply power to Greater Yei which includes counties of Morobo, Yei, Lainya Lainya is a county in Central Equatoria State, South Sudan.Kajo-Keji. References {{Reflist Central Equatoria[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Equatoria
Equatoria is a region of southern South Sudan, along the upper reaches of the White Nile. Originally a province of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, it also contained most of northern parts of present-day Uganda, including Lake Albert and West Nile. It was an idealistic effort to create a model state in the interior of Africa that never consisted of more than a handful of adventurers and soldiers in isolated outposts. Equatoria was established by Samuel Baker in 1870. Charles George Gordon took over as governor in 1874, followed by Emin Pasha in 1878. The Mahdist Revolt put an end to Equatoria as an Egyptian outpost in 1889. Later British Governors included Martin Willoughby Parr. Important settlements in Equatoria included Lado, Gondokoro, Dufile and Wadelai. The last two parts of Equatoria, Lake Albert and West Nile are now situated in Uganda. Under Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, most of Equatoria became one of the eight original provinces. The region of Bahr el Ghazal was split from Equa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bahr El Ghazal (region Of South Sudan)
The Bahr el Ghazal is a region of northwestern South Sudan. Its name came from the river Bahr el Ghazal. The name translates as "sea of gazelles" from Arabic. Geography Bahr el Ghazal borders the Central African Republic to the west. It is an area of swamps and ironstone plateaus inhabited mainly by the Dinka people, who make their living through subsistence farming and cattle herding plus Luwo and Fartit tribes. Administrative divisions Bahr el Ghazal consists of the following states: * Lakes * Northern Bahr el Ghazal * Warrap * Western Bahr el Ghazal * '' Abyei Area'' Between October 2015 and January 2020, the region consisted of the following states: * Eastern Lakes State * Gok State * Western Lakes State * Aweil East State * Aweil State * Tonj State * Twic State * Lol State * Wau State * Gogrial State * '' Abyei Area'' History It was historically subject to raids by the Fur invaders from the neighboring region of Darfur. The khedive of Egypt made Bah ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Central Equatoria
Central Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. With an area of , it is the smallest of the original South Sudanese states. Its previous name was Bahr al-Jabal (also Bahr-el-Jebel), named after a tributary of the White Nile that flows through the state. It was renamed Central Equatoria in the first Interim Legislative Assembly on 1 April 2005 under the government of Southern Sudan. Central Equatoria seceded from Sudan as part of the Republic of South Sudan on 9 July 2011. The state's capital, Juba, is also the national capital of South Sudan. On October 2, 2015, the state was split into three states: Jubek, Terekeka, and Yei River. The state of Central Equatoria was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020. Administrative divisions Central Equatoria, like other states in South Sudan, is subdivided into counties, which are further divided into Payams, then Bomas. Each county is led by a County Commissioner, appointed by the State Governor in consultation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kaliko Language
Keliko (Kaliko) is a Central Sudanic language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan. Omi was once considered a dialect. Locations A 2013 survey reported that ethnic Keliko reside in the following bomas of Morobo County, South Sudan. (Morobo County was reported to have a majority of ethnic Kakwa people.) *Alutu Boma (Wudabi Payam) *Nyei Boma (Wudabi Payam) *Yugufe Boma (Lujule Payam) *Kendre Boma (Lujule Payam) *Kembe Boma (Lujule Lujule was a county in then Yei River State, South Sudan that existed April 2016 and 22 February 2020. It is located at around , in the elevation of around 1195 metres. Social Services Schools # kirinya primary school # gomonja primary scho ... Payam) Ethnic Keliko are also found in Yei County, in Asole Boma (Lasu Payam). References Moru-Madi languages Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo mk:Омиски јазик {{ns-lang-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Western Equatoria
Western Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of . Its capital is Yambio. The state was divided into counties, each headed by a County Commissioner. Western Equatoria seceded from Sudan as part of the Republic of South Sudan on 9 July 1956. On October 2, 2011, the state was divided into Amadi, Maridi, and Gbudwe states, and Tambura State was split from Gbudwe state on January 14, 2015. Western Equatoria was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020. History Since the 16th century, Western Equatoria has been a home to the Avukaya, Azande, Baka, Moru, Mundu and Balanda. The Mahdist Revolt of the 1880s destabilized the nascent province, and Equatoria ceased to exist as an Egyptian outpost in 1889. Important settlements in Equatoria included Lado, Gondokoro, Dufile and Wadelai. European colonial maneuverings in the region came to a head in 1898, when the Fashoda Incident occurred at present-day Kodok; Britain and France almost went t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mundri East County
Mundri East County is an administrative area in Western Equatoria, 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 .... References Western Equatoria Counties of South Sudan {{SouthSudan-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |