Central Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. With an area of 43,033 square kilometres (16,615 sq mi),it is the smallest of the original South Sudanese states. Its previous name was Bahr al-Jabal,named after a 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. Central Equatoria seceded from Sudan as part of the Republic of South Sudan on 9 July 2011. The state's capital,Juba,is also the national capital of South Sudan. On October 2,2015,the state was split into three states:Jubek,Terekeka,and Yei River. The state of Central Equatoria was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020.
Lainya is a county in Central Equatoria State,South Sudan. Emmanuel Khamis Richard is the current commissioner of Lainya County.
The States of South Sudan were created out of the three historic former provinces of Bahr el Ghazal (northwest),Equatoria (southern),and Greater Upper Nile (northeast). The states are further divided into 79 counties.
Louis Lobong Lojore is a South Sudanese Politician and a military governor in the rank of brigadier general in the South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF) and the current governor of Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan. He was the governor of Eastern Equatoria state from 2010 to 2015,governor of Kapoeta State from 2015 to 2020,and has been the governor of the recreated Eastern Equatoria state since 29 June 2020. Lobong is the longest serving governor in South Sudan.
Hon. Jemma Nunu Kumba is a South Sudanese politician. She is the current Minister of Gender,Child and Social Welfare of South Sudan. She founded the Sudan women Parliamentary Caucus in 2004 at the start of the comprehensive peace agreement. She was chosen by the SPLM as the speaker of the Revitalised Transitional National Legislative Assembly (R-TNLA). She became the first woman to preside over the parliament of South Sudan.
Clement Wani Konga is a Mundari leader who fought in the Anyanya independence movement in the south of Sudan in 1969−72. He then joined the army of Sudan and rose to the rank of major general. In 2004 he made peace with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and was appointed interim governor of Central Equatoria in South Sudan. In August 2015 he was dismissed from his post by president Salva Kiir Mayardit. He continued to be active as chairperson of the Mundari Community.
Amadi State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. Amadi state formed from Western Equatoria state on 2 October 2015,following a decree that established the state along with 27 other states. It was located in the Equatoria region. Amadi State bordered Eastern Lakes State,Jubek State,Maridi State,Terekeka State,Western Lakes State,Yei River State.
Gbudwe State was a state of South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was created from Western Equatoria state. Tambura State was split from Gbudwe State on January 14,2017. Gbudwe State was located in the Equatoria region. Gbudwe bordered the states of Lol,Maridi,Tambura,and Western Lakes,and also the province of Haut-Uéléin the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haut-Mbomou in the Central African Republic. The state had a population of 364,272 in 2008.
Imatong State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Equatoria region and it bordered Yei River to the southwest,Jubek to the west,Terekeka and Jonglei to the northwest,Boma to the northeast,Namorunyang to the east,and Uganda to the south.
Maridi State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was formed on 2 October 2015 from Western Equatoria state. It was located in the Equatoria region. Maridi State bordered the states of Amadi State,Gbudwe State,Western Lakes State,and Yei River State.
Terekeka State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Equatoria region and it bordered Amadi,Eastern Lakes,Imatong,Jonglei,and Jubek. It has an estimated population of 176,030 in 2014,and the capital and largest city of the state is Terekeka,South Sudan.
Yei River State was a state in South Sudan that existed from 2 October 2015 to 22 February 2020.
David Lokonga Moses has been the governor of Yei River State,South Sudan since 24 December 2015. He is the first governor of the state,which was created by President Salva Kiir on 2 October 2015.
The National Salvation Front (NAS) is a South Sudanese militant group led by Thomas Cirillo which has been fighting against the government of South Sudan since March 2017.
Yei River County is an administrative area in Central Equatoria with a large population of people who settled in that particular county.
Kajo Keji County is an administrative area in Central Equatoria,South Sudan.
This article lists events from the year 2019 in South Sudan
Timothy Taban Juch is a South Sudanese politician and the former governor of Akobo State in South Sudan.
Paulino Lukudu Obede,is a South Sudanese politician. Lukudu was a member of the South Sudan National Dialogue and currently a member of the Transitional National Legislature which is equivalent to senate in other countries. He was appointed among the appointees of the Other Political Parties on 17 September 2021.
Emmanuel Khamis Richard is a South Sudanese politician. He was the Acting Mayor of Juba City Council before being sacked for assaulting a female stress vendor. He is the Commissioner for Lainya County in Central Equatoria in the Revitalised Transitional Government of National Unity as of 2023.
