The SPLA war has also caused a big internal displacement in and around the region s main town, Gedaref. Because of the Islamic Law being the law of the land, more and more women were being imprisoned for distilling and selling or drinking alcohol. Men suffered the same fate. Also the town teamed with big numbers of unemployed people. There was widespread burning of the shelters of the displaced, their schools and prayer centers, done and signed by the government security organ.
Northern Region is where the country s capital town, Khartoum, is situated.
It shares a border with Egypt in the north. The region was able to train church personnel and the community on projects. It supported church schools and paid school fees for children whose parents could not afford to do so. Because of understaffing and poor pay, the staff morale was low. The churches have an opinion on what is happening in the country.