Coordinates: 4°47′N 31°24′E / 4.783°N 31.4°E
Central Equatoria (Arabic: الاستوائية الوسطى al-Istiwāʾiyya al-Wusṭā) is one of the 10 states of Southern Sudan, with an area of 22,956 km². Juba is the capital of the state. It was formerly named Bahr al Jabal (Arabic: بحر الجبل, River of the Mountains) and was named for the 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.
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Administrative Divisions
Central Equatoria, like other states in South Sudan, is sub-divided into counties. These are further divided into Payams, then Bomas. Each county is headed by a County Commissioner, appointed by the President. They are
- Juba County - Dr. Pius Subek (formerly Brig. Peter Jerkins Jada)
- Lainya County - Suba Samuel Manase (formerly Col. Vincent Kujo Lobang)
- Morobo County - Col. Richard Remo Soro
- Terekeka County Ali Malou (formerly Wani Nyambur Boughta)
- Yei County - David Lokonga Moses
- Kajo Keji County - Muki Batali Buli (formerly Col. Oliver Mule Gabriel)
Important cities of Central Equatoria are Kajo Keji, Liria, Mangalla, Rokon, Tali, Terekeka, Yei, Gemaiza,Tombek,Tindilo,Muni and Rejong.
Demographics
Major tribes include Bari, Pojulu , Kakwa, Kaliko, Kuku, Lugbara, Mundari, Nyangbara, Makaraka and Lulubo. Minor tribes include the Nyepo in Northern Kajo-Keji County and Lokoya along Nimule Road. Erasto Gonda, Senior Folklore Officer for Central Equatoria’s information ministry further details the State's demographics:[1]
In terms of tribes in Central Equatoria we have Bari, the biggest, then we have the Kuku from Kajo Keji County, Nyangware from Rokon area – a sub-county – then we have Pojulu from Lainya county,Yei County and Juba District, and then we have the Kakwa, from Yei County and Morobu, then there is the Kalico from Morobo County, then the Mundari from Terekeka County. There’s another as well; the Pojulu-Tijor who are near Tali. So, these tribes are the eight tribes who speak one language, the Bari language, although they all have different traditional dances. Mundari language for example is a kind of Bari, although there are differences in some of the words. But they all also have their special languages, called their ‘Kobura’ which the others don’t understand. It is a hidden language, they speak it during danger. They are all from one family but got separated because of land, the land was not enough. The first were all pastoralists, and then some remained pastoralists and some became agriculturalists. Then there is also the Direr or Nubi, these people are a collection of tribes and their religion is Islam. They settled together in two main places, in Malakia in Juba and in Bombo which is near Kampala in Uganda. They are united by their religion, which came to them in the 1940s. They now consider themselves to be a new tribe. The agriculturalists out of these are the Kuku, the Kakwa, Pojulu, Lokoya, Lulubo, Ngangware, Kalico,Nyepo. They grow a variety of crops, including maize, cassava, sweet potatoes, dura or sorghum, groundnuts, beans. These tribes have two harvests every year, the first in June or July and the second in November or December. They also keep cattle, goats and sheep
Government
Executive
- Governor - Maj. Gen. Clement Wani Konga
- Deputy Governor and Minister of Agriculture - Mr. Manase Lomole Waya (SPLM)
- Minister of Education (SPLM) - Lokulenge Lole Lokule
- Minister of Finance & Economic Planning – Angelo Dario Agor (SPLM)
- Minister of Health (SPLM) - Mrs. Huda Micah Laila (SPLM)
- Minister of Physical Infrastructure (SPLM) - Professor Paul Lado Bureng
- Minister of Parliamentary Affairs - Mr. Napatali Hassan Gale Ako (SPLM) (former Leader of Government Business Committee of State Assembly)
- Minister of Gender and Social Welfare - Mrs. Hellen Marsali Boro (SPLM)
- Minister of Information & Communication – Joseph Lasu Gale (NCP)
- Minister of Local Government and Law Enforcement – Charles Manuel Jongo (USAP)
- Minister of Social Development – George Lugala Benjamin (SANU)
- Secretary General of State Council of Ministers – Steven Emmanuel Lokuren
- Security Affairs Advisor - Maj. General (Rtd) Emanuel Waga Elia
- Political Affairs Advisor - Mr. Jackson Abungo Gama
The President of South Sudan appoints the Governor, State Ministers, Advisors. President Salva Kiir Mayardit reshuffled[2] the State Government in October 2008. Relieved were:
- Mr. Henry Danga Stefano – Deputy Governor and Minister of Local Government
- Maj. General (Rtd) Emmanuel Waga Elia, Minister of Physical Infrastructure (formerly Eng. Alkaya Aligo Samson)
- Dr. Pius Vincent Subek, Minister of Health
- Mrs. Huda Micah Laila, Minister of Gender and Social Welfare
- Mr. Charles Jongo, Minister of Agriculture
- Mr. Lokulange Lole Lokule, Advisor for Political Affairs [formerly Antony Ariki (SPLM)]
- Ronald Abraham Simiona, Advisor for Security [formerly Rt. Maj. Gen (Police) Jameson Lesuk (SPLM)]
- Dr. Manase Lomole Waya, Advisor for Literacy and Capacity Building
- Margaret Kani Samuel, Advisor on Gender and Child Welfare
Legislature
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly - Brigadier General Zamba Duku Michael (SPLM)
- Deputy Speaker – John Lado Tombe (SPLM)
Judiciary
See also
References
- Interview with Erasto Gonda 'Tribes Of Central Equatoria' [1]
- 'GLOBAL: Protect rights of minorities to avoid conflict, NGO urges.' [2]
- 'Violence, Sacrifice, and Chiefship in Central Equatoria Southern Sudan.' [3]
External links
- UNHCR Sudan Operations: Sudan/Chad situation update 42, 8 Dec 2005 describing name change
- [4] State Government Profile
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