Guit County (Guit County)
Guit County is a county located in Unity State, South Sudan, which has been impacted by the South Sudanese Civil War.
As of August 2015, outsiders had little if any access to Guit County, due to the fighting that began in Dec. 2013.
A large number of people were displaced during fighting in early 2015.
"According to SSRRA officials, besides 2540 vulnerable host population in Nimni, the payam is paying host to about 14,000 IDPs, most of them women and children. Nimni and the four adjacent payams are also hosting an aggregate of approximately 70,000 IDPs."
IRNA reported that Guit County had also suffered damage from flooding in August 2014.
As of April 2015, both animals and people were suffering a high morbidity rate due to difficult conditions. "People are surviving on wild foods including water lilies, lalob fruit, and very limited fish. Large scale animal morbidity and mortality has meant diminishing milk production and unfavorable terms of trade for herders."
Notable people from Guit County include Taban Deng Gai, a Jikany Nuer who is aformer governor of Unity state, and a leader of the SPLM/A–IO.
Refugees from Werni in the eastern Nuba Mountains have accuse the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) of using famine as a weapon to force them to flee.
As of August 2015, outsiders had little if any access to Guit County, due to the fighting that began in Dec. 2013.
A large number of people were displaced during fighting in early 2015.
"According to SSRRA officials, besides 2540 vulnerable host population in Nimni, the payam is paying host to about 14,000 IDPs, most of them women and children. Nimni and the four adjacent payams are also hosting an aggregate of approximately 70,000 IDPs."
IRNA reported that Guit County had also suffered damage from flooding in August 2014.
As of April 2015, both animals and people were suffering a high morbidity rate due to difficult conditions. "People are surviving on wild foods including water lilies, lalob fruit, and very limited fish. Large scale animal morbidity and mortality has meant diminishing milk production and unfavorable terms of trade for herders."
Notable people from Guit County include Taban Deng Gai, a Jikany Nuer who is aformer governor of Unity state, and a leader of the SPLM/A–IO.
Refugees from Werni in the eastern Nuba Mountains have accuse the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) of using famine as a weapon to force them to flee.
Map - Guit County (Guit County)
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South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011, making it the most recent sovereign state or country with widespread recognition as of 2023. It includes the vast swamp region of the Sudd, formed by the White Nile and known locally as the Bahr al Jabal, meaning "Mountain River". Sudan was occupied by Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty and was governed as an Anglo-Egyptian condominium until Sudanese independence in 1956. Following the First Sudanese Civil War, the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region was formed in 1972 and lasted until 1983. A second Sudanese civil war soon broke out in 1983 and ended in 2005 with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Later that year, southern autonomy was restored when an Autonomous Government of Southern Sudan was formed. South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011, following 98.83% support for independence in a January 2011 referendum. It has suffered ethnic violence and endured a civil war characterized by rampant human rights abuses, including various ethnic massacres and killings of journalists by various parties to the conflict from December 2013 until February 2020, when competing combat leaders Salva Kiir Mayardit and Riek Machar struck a unity deal and formed a coalition government, paving the way for refugees to return home.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| SSP | South Sudanese pound | £ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| EN | English language |