Upper Nile appeals for international intervention on north-south border
August 12, 2011 (MALAKAL) — While the governments of North and South Sudan are locked in talks over post-independence issues, citizens of Upper Nile, have appealed on the international community to speed up discussions between the two sides to strengthen bilateral ties and to resume movement of goods and people along the borderlines.
As the state is traditionally supplied by goods from north Sudan, the closure of the border led to acute rise in commodities prices. Traders say the goods of Eastern Africa countries cost more than those imported from the north due the transportation.
Colonel Deng Akueny, a Renk County commissioner, told Sudan Tribune on Friday that local people on both sides feel deprived access to free movement of goods and people and are feeling the effects of inflation by the closure or cut of commercial routes.
“The north has closed all supplying routes since March. We have never received goods coming from the north. This is a dangerous behaviour which I think needs international intervention. The issue of border, especially movement between the two countries, cannot be left to the two parties”, Akueny said.
Staring at the small handful of change she got back from a retailer after buying some meat and few other things at Malakia market in central Malakal, Upper Nile State, Nyantung Gatkek Par, had little left for shopping planned for next day.
“Oh (Wah), what is this”, said the youthful Par in Nuer wondering why food prices are ever climbing each day.
“I was here yesterday. I bought a kilo of meat at 15 pounds. Why is it 18 pounds today? What is happening? Why are prices increasing every day?” Par asked a butcher who rudely asked her to either return the meat or accept it at the prices at which it was being sold.
“I am waiting for you. Do not waste my time. Are you taking it at this price or what are you saying. Just decide one thing, you are taking or returning it. Just tell me. People are waiting for me, please tell me what I should do”, a butcher who identified as identified himself as James Peter, asked in an unfriendly voice.
Mary Oduok, a female teacher at Malakal town primary school whose salary takes more than a month to be paid, refused talking to Sudan Tribune saying she had nothing to say that would not anger the government.
“I do not think I am the right person to talk to you. I do not to explode like a grenade. I have nothing good to share with the public. Just leave me alone to die quietly with my children”, said Oduok
Sudan Tribune was reliably informed that Oduok lost her husband in a March attack on Malakal allegedly by dissidents groups associated with a militia leader called Oliny.
“Her husband was among those killed after certain group reported him to have collaborated with rebel groups who launched an attack on Malakal in March. This might be reason why she did not want to talk to you”, said a source who requested to remain anonymous having not been authorised to speak on behalf of family of the deceased.
Ukelo Maya, a member of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) – country’s ruling party – who works for state government with the ministry of child and social development, described Jonglei’s markets as “generally expensive”.
“What is happening is really something beyond government control. Prices are rising almost on daily basis”, said Maya.
“The cause is the closure of the roads linking the state with the north”, he said.
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Upper Nile appeals for international intervention on north-south border
This is message from Dinka Twic East Civil Group. We the Dinka Twic East are not involved in that apology by Vice President Riek Machar. The apology he has done was for Dinka Bor only. Also his apology was a setup by Dinka Bor people who trying to take credits or to discard Dinka Twic East true identity.
We the Dinka Twic East people, we are still waiting our true apology from Dr. Riek Machar, and it could be done in Panyagor, the headquarter of Twic East County. That’s where the incident of the 1991 occurred. For those people who done know the name of that incident, please it is calls “Southeastern Dinka Massacre or in actuality when it comes to really title based on impacted people. It is calls Dinka Twic East Massacre. Dinka Twic East tribe is different from Dinka Bor. They have different characters and dialects as well. It is true even God (Nhialic) knows it.
Please be aware that, this website always omits some information inside any message the think is not in there interests. Also the website is owned by Dinka Bor people and Dinka Twic East. That’s why they always ignore or discards our true claims.
N/B: Dr. John Garang se Mabior is Dinka Twic East. During the movement he was using Dinka Bor for Two reasons:
(a) Dinka Bor was the one tribe in that region Jonglei that was documented as legitimate tribe there when Garang took over SPLM/A. It was done by intellectuals and scholars who were often driven by these words: nepotism (brotherhood & sisterhood), selfish, ignorant, pride of individual backgrounds and ignorant of other tribes as dominant signs, etc.
Dinka Twic East is not that small, and also Dinka Bor should be proud about 2009 census as they are more than Dinka Twic East in population.
We the Dinka Twic East people need government of South Sudan to checks Bor County population for its being divide into two counties.
Dinka Twic East has three sections: Lith, Ajuong & Pakeer, and Dinka Bor has two sections: Athooc & Gok.
Truth and History will not be steal from Dinka Twic East.
Juol Nhomngek
Upper Nile appeals for international intervention on north-south border
THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH SUDAN SHOULD LEARN A LESSON HOW TO DEAL WITH ARABS FROM ISRAELITE.
The state of Israel had never been in existence until 1948 when the United Nations passed a resolution of establishing it based on Bible location.With that resolution, the Israel became a nation. What was the result of such establishment?.
The establishment of Israel on what was purportedly called the Land of Palestine did not go down well not only with Palestinians but also with the whole Arab World. The first thing they thought of, was to eliminate the Israelite Nation from the world map.
The Arab world saw that the infidels had invaded the Holy Islamic land and they should be destroyed all. That plan saw all the countries that belonged to Arab people in Africa and Middle East gathered their resources to eliminate Israel from the Land of Palestine. That was what became the 1948 Israelite war.
The Arabs were all beaten hands up and from that date of defeat, the Arabs became fear of Israelite. From South Sudan to survive in the face of aggressive north it must take the lesson from Israel to beat the north.