On May 11, 2025, the governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, Simon Ober Mawut, welcomed over 1,000 South Sudanese returnees who had been stranded in Amiet, located in the Abyei Special Administrative Area, due to the ongoing conflict in Sudan.
A 57-year-old woman, Adiak Amet Majak, allegedly killed another woman, Ayen Anyuon Arol, aged 52, in the early hours of Wednesday morning at around 12:00 AM in Luonyaker Market, Gogriel East County of Warrap State following a dispute over gossip.