Riwoto | |
|---|---|
  Riwoto Location in South Sudan | |
| Coordinates: 4°53′43″N33°31′16″E / 4.895309°N 33.521025°E | |
| Country |  South Sudan |
| Region | Equatoria |
| State | Eastern Equatoria |
| County | Kapoeta North County |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
Riwoto is a community in Eastern Equatoria state of South Sudan. It is a payam and village in Kapoeta North County.
The community is on the road between Torit and Kapoeta, open in both the dry and rainy seasons. A local bus links Riwoto to Kapoeta, 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the southeast. As of 2010 Riwoto was described by the United Nations Mission in Sudan as a "relatively calm and peaceful place without any security incidents reported in recent times, with exception to sporadic cattle raiding and abduction of local children by other local tribes". A well provides water. The village has a basic medical clinic attended by a nurse. [1] The primary health care center is a base for distribution of treated mosquito nets, and provides vaccinations against tetanus, polio and measles. [2]
The people of Riwoto are Toposa, a pastoral community. In 2008 the Riwoto Cooperative Society, run by women, was set up to improve livestock marketing of livestock and sale of animal products such as milk. According to Nakwam, secretary of the cooperative: "Now I am able to send my children to school, because I can pay the costs of school from the income I get from selling animals. Before, we were keeping livestock only for our prestige and for wedding dowries". [3] A very basic market with limited goods for sale is open sporadically in Riwoto village. [1]
The Toposa of Riwoto and their neighbors, including the Larim group of the Buya people to their west, have a history of clashes. In September–October 2003 a series of reconciliation meetings were held with the Toposa sections of Paringa, Riwoto, Machi. About 400 people participated in the Riwoto session, and accepted reconciliation with the other Toposa sections and with the Buya. [4] Following further disputes over cattle and resources, a series of peace and reconciliation meetings between the Buya and Toposa in October 2004 culminated in a spontaneous peace dialogue in Kimotong payam of Budi county that drew 3,000 participants, including 800 women. 21 leaders from both communities then walked the 42 kilometres (26 mi) to Riwoto, where they were welcomed with a feast and celebration. [5] In December 2007 the Riwoto and Larim communities held a five-day youth peace and reconciliation conference in Kimotong. They recommended opening the Napak-Riwoto road to improve communications. [6]
In June 2010 some Toposa men from Riwoto abducted a 10-year-old Buya boy, taking him over 200 kilometres (120 mi) to Moru Akipi, near the border with Ethiopia, where they planned to trade him for cattle. Other members of the Toposa were concerned that the crime would damage the push for reconciliation with the Buya. They traveled by foot to Moru Akipi to recover the child and brought him back, handing him to the local authorities for return to the Buya. Impressed by this action a leader of the Buya women in Chawa, Anna Nalemuo Lotubatamoi, walked with other women the 42 kilometres (26 mi) from Chawa to Riwoto, stopping at villages along the way and managing to persuade the Toposa leaders to start peace talks. [7]
Eastern Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of 73,472 km2. The capital City is Torit. On October 1, 1972, the state was divided into Imatong and Namorunyang states and was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020.
The Toposa are a Nilotic ethnic group in South Sudan, living in the Greater Kapoeta region of Eastern Equatoria state. They have traditionally lived by herding cattle, sheep and goats, and in the past were involved in the ivory trade. They have a tradition of constant low-level warfare, usually cattle raids, against their neighbors.
Kapoeta is a town in South Sudan. It is located in Kapoeta South County, in Eastern Equatoria State, in southeastern South Sudan.
The Boya are a Surmic ethnic group numbering 20,000 to 25,000 people living in Budi County, part of the Greater Kapoeta region of the South Sudanese state of Eastern Equatoria.
Torit County is an administrative region in Eastern Equatoria of South Sudan, with headquarters in the town of Torit, which is also the state capital.
Lafon is a county in Eastern Equatoria State of South Sudan. The largest town is Lafon.
Budi County is an administrative area of Eastern Equatoria state in South Sudan, with headquarters in Chukudum.
Greater Kapoeta is the name given to the eastern half of the erstwhile Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan, at one time an administrative region with headquarters in the town of Kapoeta. Greater Kapoeta was divided between Kapoeta County and Budi County, named after the Buya and Didinga (BU-DI) people. Kapoeta County was later split into Kapoeta North, South and East 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.
Namorunyang is a village and Payam of Kapoeta South County in Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan.
Kapoeta South County is an administrative region in Eastern Equatoria State. The county logo is a ram with horns and slightly bent tail. The county includes the Kapoeta Town, Machi and Namorunyang Payams.
Narus is a community in the Eastern Equatoria State of South Sudan. It is the headquarters of Kapoeta East County.
Nadapal is a community in the south west of Kapoeta East County, South Sudan near the border with the Rift Valley province of Kenya. The Nadapal belt is an area stretching 25 kilometres (16 mi) southward from the border with South Sudan to Lokichogio in Kenya.
Kapoeta East County is an administrative region of Eastern Equatoria state in South Sudan, bordered by Kenya to the south, Ethiopia to the east and Jonglei state to the west. It is part of the Greater Kapoeta region of the state. The largest ethnic group is the Toposa people. The principal town is Narus. The county includes the disputed Ilemi triangle, controlled by Kenya. The emblem of the county is a horned bull, with big humps and a large tail.
George Echom Ekeno is a politician who was deputy governor of Eastern Equatoria state in South Sudan, and was later appointed state minister for Environment, Wildlife Conservation & Tourism.
Lolim is a community located in Eastern Equatoria state of South Sudan. It is on the road from Kapoeta to Narus. Lolim lies just north of the Loyuro River, which has a pool called Lolimi. The community is mainly made up of Toposa people.
Nanyangacor is a community in Eastern Equatoria state of South Sudan. It is in the Eastern Uplands of Kapoeta East County, near the border with Ethiopia.
Kapoeta North County is an administrative division of Eastern Equatoria. The principal settlement is Riwoto and the largest ethnic group are the Toposa people. The county emblem is an elephant.
Kapoeta 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 Imatong to the west, Boma to the north, Ethiopia to the east, and Kenya and Uganda to the south.
Kuron is a boma in Kauto Payam, Kapoeta East County, Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan.