A cross border market for trade between the people of Budi county in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria state was established in Beri in Uganda earlier this month, according to the commissioner of Budi county.

Daniel Narui Lochiek told Radio Tamazuj Tuesday that market days would be held on the 20th of each month to allow citizens from Budi to exchange cattle for corn from Uganda.

“We have opened a cross border market between Toposa, Boya, Didinga, and Dodoth with people in north Uganda,” said Lochiek.  

He pointed that the market will help reduce the hunger which hit Eastern Equatoria and to provide them with corn by exchanging their cattle.

Separately, governor Louis Lobong urged citizens of Kapoeta to start gold mining instead of depending of humanitarian assistance from NGOs.

Addressing the events of the international Malaria day in Kapoeta South, Louis said his government has agreed with the central bank to buy the gold from the local citizens in the state.

He stressed the important of depending on gold mining to improve the economic situation of the people. He also urged the local communities to stop cattle raiding and to live in peace.