Pagak is a town in
South Sudan
South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...
in
Upper Nile state, a few kilometers from
Jikawo across the
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...
n border.
History
Until 2017 Pagak served as headquarters for
SPLA-IO rebels. On 6 August 2017 Pagak was captured by South Sudan government forces during the offensive. In late 2018, Pagak residents accused government troops of committing massive deforestation crimes. The residents alleged that government soldiers cut down trees and sell them to Ethiopian traders in the form of charcoal.
References
Populated places in Upper Nile (state)
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