Nineteen '19' year old woman committed suicide in Lakes State, Rumbek East County

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  The local police of Lakes State confirmed that a 19 year old woman committed suicide in the County of Rumbek East in the village of Meen-Wal and the police withheld the deceased name for unknown reason.  This is not the first time for the young girls to commit suicide in the State, the first case was reported to the authorities  two days ago after a young girl committed suicide in Wulu County.  While speaking to the Media, Police Spokesperson Maj. Elijah Mabor Makwach said that, the police are conducting thorough investigation on why there is a rampant rise of suicide amongst girls in Lakes State.  “We have recorded several cases of suicide with the most recent being a 19-year-old girl who committed a suicide in Meen-wal village in Rumbek East County and the investigation is still ongoing to identify the cause of the suicide because the cases are rising. Last week alone, two suicide cases were reported,” Maj. Mabor said.  Lakes State Police Spokesperson further said that, they have b
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President Salva Kiir Mayardiit, promised to solemnly resolved the boarder disputes with Uganda.

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File: President Salva Kiir Mayardiit and CES Governor Hon. Emmanuel Adil Anthony 


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President Salva Kiir Mayardiit, while addressing the media on Monday, pledged to resolve the current border disputes between South Sudan and Uganda.


The South Sudan president, made those remarks after he was briefed by the Central Equatoria State Governor, Hon. Emmanuel Adil Anthony about the latest development in Kajo-Keji County boarderin with Uganda. 


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President Salva Kiir Mayardiit, promised the governor of 'CES' of his willingness to peace, tranquility and development in Central Equatoria State. 


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Recently, the government was forced to swap 13 illegal Ugandan loggers with a Kajo-Keji local chief who was arrested in Arua District. 


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In the past, there had been similar accusations of illegal border crossings and settlements between Kajo-Keji and Moyo and Yumbe Districts in search of resources.


Kajo-Keji County, is an administrative area in Central Equatoria State, South Sudan. 


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Kajo-Keji County, in the year 2013 the County experienced large-scale violence that was triggered by the national conflict. 


However, the second outbreak of conflict in 2016 had a big effect on the County. The county has seen a lot of people move away and feel unsafe, which has made it hard for people to make a living there. 


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People who had to leave Kajo-Keji mostly went to Uganda. Before 2016, there were always fights between different groups, and it wasn't always clear why. 


Due to a lack of police resources and good legal infrastructure, it has been hard to solve problems through the legal system.

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