Business prospectors and job seekers from different parts of Sudan and South Sudan are flocking to oil-rich Melut County, especially the payams (townships) of Paloich and Adar Yale.

26 September 2011 – UN agencies in South Sudan began a two-week training course for 40 of the country's police officers yesterday in the capital of Juba to build their capacities in crime awareness and investigation.

21 September 2011 – A call for civilians to be disarmed was repeated across South Sudanese states during this year's International Day of Peace celebrations.