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Jonglei Civil Society Network chairperson David Garang Goc The trial of David Garang Goc, the Jonglei Civil Society Network chairperson, has been adjourned until Monday, May 17, 2021, amid his lawyer questioning the court’s competence.  Garang, who was arrested on defamation charges had accused the state government of allegedly embezzling relief food meant for the flood victims in Jonglei state, was released last Saturday pending a trial on Monday.  However, Deng Akoi, the Bor County Court judge Monday adjourned the first hearing of the case.  James Kachuol, the accused’s defense lawye...

A High Court in the Jonglei State capital, Bor town Friday last week found 78 defendants guilty of involvement and or incitement during clashes over a disputed village at the southern outskirts of the town along the Juba-Bor road three years ago.

Mangala IDPs receive food aid from Sudanese, Somali traders A group of Sudanese and Somali traders based in Juba on Monday donated food items to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mangala area of Central Equatoria State.  The IDPs are residents of Bor town in Jonglei State who were displaced by recent floods. Most houses in Bor County were submerged in floodwaters that displaced thousands of people. Most families affected by the devastating floods moved to Central Equatoria state and were resettled at Mangala in August 2020. The area is now home to approximately 90,000 displaced people....

One herdsman killed, another injured in Bor ambush A herdsman was killed and another injured in an ambush carried out by armed men in the outskirts of the Jonglei State capital, Bor on Monday, a local official said.  Speaking to Radio Tamazuj yesterday, the acting Bor County commissioner, Deng Riak, said the incident occurred on the Palabac road in the Werkok area when the two men were attacked while taking a bull for sale to Bor town.  “This incident took place during the morning hours of Monday while a peace conference for Greater Jonglei was ongoing. We condemned the killing of the you...

Cattle raiders suspected to be from Rumbek East County kill four police officers in Lakes State; Jonglei State authorities condemn the killing of an eight-month old baby and abduction of two children in Bor County; and in Uganda, Facebook shuts down several accounts linked to the country's ministry of information.