S. Sudan accuses Uganda of moving international border
October 25, 2011 (JUBA) – Officials in South Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria state have called for investigations into allegations that Ugandan authorities have unilaterally moved their shared border, fueling land disputes and insecurity.
South Sudan says that Global Positioning System satellite coordinates defining the border were ‘abruptly’ changed giving Uganda more land.
After a joint meeting held between Magwi county of Eastern Equatoria state and Lamwo district in the northern part of Uganda over the weekend, Peter Bongomin, the Magwi county commissioner resolved that the changes should be investigated. However, Omwony Ogaba, the resident district commissioner for Lamwo district who spearheaded the Ugandan team did sign the agreement.
‘The abrupt change of the GPS international border line reading between South Sudan and Uganda must be investigated jointly by both the governments of South Sudan and that of Uganda,’ one of the resolutions states.
Officials from South Sudan’s Magwi county told the meeting that the presence of the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) in the area was causing tension and fear among communities in the county.
At the Saturday meeting, John Bosco Obina, a youth leader from Magwi county told Sudan Tribune, that the commissioner had asked the Ugandan army to withdraw from the area. The UPDF had entered in pursuit of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel group but they are “no longer in the area,” Obina said.
In the joint communiqué seen by Sudan Tribune, only the Magwi county commissioner signed the document, while his Ugandan counterpart reportedly declined. It remains unclear as to why the Lamwo district commissioner refused to acknowledge resolutions of the meeting.
In mid-July this year, Ugandan authorities arrested and detained three Sudanese nationals in the West Nile district of Moyo over a border land dispute. The disputed territory is about 8km in length and 2.5km wide.
The meeting also discussed unauthorised road construction, land distribution procedures, illegal timbers lumbering, and effective government control of the border regions.
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Chier Akueny
S. Sudan accuses Uganda of moving international border
Look!Most of the countries bordering in East Africa have grasped
Dinka Dominated SPLA/M
S. Sudan accuses Uganda of moving international border
I am not trying to be rude but i have to say this, allowed me to.
Equatorian need to be tough because they alway complain about Dinkas being living in their areas. so now it is their time to tell ugandan that they even told thier brothers Dinkas not to lived and so they can tell Ugandan too.
Becareful with your stupidity because you used to calaim that you are Ugandan during the war.
jur_likang_a_ likan'g
S. Sudan accuses Uganda of moving international border
It is sad that our national issue is being viewed by some members of the new nation as a sectional issue. When it comes to foreign countries causing a problem to any of our states then we mmust stand as one unit just like what happened during the referendum. We must learn to be patriots. All the states of the the nation belong to all of us therefore we must stand up to protect what belongs to us.
Lorolokin
S. Sudan accuses Uganda of moving international border
Jur-Likang ,
Forgive this so called Dinka Dominated SPLA/M because he is Innocent who doesn’t know what he is talking about , Am telling you if you goes bock to his previous comment you will even vomit to death , Worste of it he claim to be a PHD holder of one of the British Universities. LOL.
Kinkak
Madit
S. Sudan accuses Uganda of moving international border
Brothers,
Dinka dominated SPLM/A and Lorolokin, you are all innocent do you really know what you are now talking about, i am sure this issue of border will be discus by the government of South Sudan and Uganda government as the said in Sudan tribune and stop reaching to your respectful communities we are now one communities since we all know that we are Southerners.
Madit
S. Sudan accuses Uganda of moving international border
Dear,
Dinka Dominated, you are so far corrected to tell them that because most of them changed their nationality during war and that is why it is now difficult for the government to identified them from Ugandans since the made themselves to be middle people but they are our people
Brainy
S. Sudan accuses Uganda of moving international border
Mr. Dinka tribalist,
Are you saying that the Equatorians should not have a say or defend Abyei for the sake of the Dinka? Please don’t shoot yourself on the foot. Although it sometimes does not agree with other parts of your body, it’s still what makes you an able human. Abei, Equatoria and each and every inch of South Sudan land is OURS but not MINE as an individual. Hence I can die 4 whichever!
Gabriel KK
S. Sudan accuses Uganda of moving international border
The issue of borders should not be left to states to settle, National Governmrnt must put in some strategies to address this issue of land with Uganda and Kenya becuase these Countries have moved deep into our Country. We must all joint hands in this fight becuase this a clear invasion of our country by these countries.
Dinka Dominated SPLA/M
S. Sudan accuses Uganda of moving international border
Haay i am not saying that Equatorian should defend their land alone.
what i said was to aware those who think that other could not live with them.
About my education? i am an educated man who know more than you.
my education isn’t how much i have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It’s being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don’t.
in education. you nothings
Waucity
S. Sudan accuses Uganda of moving international border
Dinka dominated SPLA is right, the way to protect land, is to settle in it..But Equatorian chase people away, so if the land is empty anybody can settle. Which of you from other tribes can correct us of nationalism, all these years we have been begging you to become a nationalist and protect your land but in return you all betrayed us.
marie
S. Sudan accuses Uganda of moving international border
What a hypocracy by the commissioner of Magwi trying to meddle in national issue while orchestring murder against his own citizens of Magwi county. The issue of the land between Uganda and South Sudan should be handle by the governmnet in Juba just like the issue of Abyei, Kafr Nehas and many other border issues.
The commissioner should try to resolve the murder he has order against the Madi.
WendeMajok
S. Sudan accuses Uganda of moving international border
Fools Vs Patriots
This matter is for RoSS and RoU to handle diplomatically, don’t let inpatience be a reputation! What is cool about tribal & irritating comments here? If Ugandan authorities are getting business advantage to encroach into our border then they MUST be warned, though others are famous of theft reputation then land can’t be pocketed or banked.
Kush to join EAC, what a mess!!! Hahaha
simsim
S. Sudan accuses Uganda of moving international border
Let both side live in peace in their border line…. let there be peace in their communities.
SmartBrain
S. Sudan accuses Uganda of moving international border
It is time to resolve issues peacefull than fighting among ourselves
akot
S. Sudan accuses Uganda of moving international border
Dinka dominant, u are right it is not matter of education apperently education without work is like the clouds without rain. so being literacy is not only to read and write. you have to think and tell the truth. South Sudan is our land and everybody is free to live wherever he/she wants to live. people must stop talking about land grabing, some of Equatorian are insane,
agwait majok
S. Sudan accuses Uganda of moving international border
I am write to all who talking about uganda. Uganda can’t play same game north did to us, but Uganda should be freindly to south sudan because they had business with us. The land is belong to south, it southeren land whereevery are it.The governmnet say the capital city of Republic of south Sudan should movie out from centre Equatoria, beause juba is close to border but not good for insecurty.
Bauer
S. Sudan accuses Uganda of moving international border
Brothers from the federal ROSS. This is an issue of the government to handle stop talking about Equatorians chasing you from their land if you have nothing sensible to say. Dinka Dominated SPLA, you should go back to school and study again coz you don’t use your intellect to judge things well in the name of national interest but tribal gains.Be a ‘NATIONALIST’ just like the president said!!!!