Angelina Teny
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Angelina Teny is a South Sudan
politician who was state minister of Energy and Mining in the Khartoum-based Government of National Unity between 2005 and 2010. She ran for election as governor of Unity State in April 2010 but was defeated in an election that she claimed was rigged.
She is the wife of Riek Machar Teny, Vice-President of South Sudan.
They have four children.
Angelina Teny is one of the most prominent women politicians in South Sudan.
In November 2003 Angelina Teny facilitated a conference of South Sudan women on "The House of Nationalities", held in Lokichokio
, a concept designed to foster peace and national unity through recognition of diversity.
formally ended in January 2005 with establishment of an autonomous Government of South Sudan (GoSS) and a defined process to move towards a referendum on full independence.
Angelina Teny was state minister of Energy and Mining in the Khartoum-based Government of National Unity between 2005 and 2010.
At a November 2006 conference on Oil and the Future of Sudan, held in Juba
, she noted that there had been considerable controversy over the Ministry of Energy and Mining when the Government of National Unity was being formed.
The oil industry had been developed during the civil war as a means to finance that war, at great human cost, and military concerns had dictated the structure of the industry.
Now the government was struggling to organize the National Petroleum Commission (NPC), but the SPLM had confidence in the process.
She said "Sudan now has the opportunity to develop the oil sector in order to support the peace, to ensure that unity is attractive, to ensure that those aggrieved during war get redressed, and to take our place in the modern world where oil is produced with social responsibility. Now is the time as a nation to put together a vision and strategy for theproper management of this strategic resource". She noted that contracts had to be reviewed, local people compensated and environmental issues addressed.
The expansion of oil production south into the vast Sudd wetlands, protected under the international Ramsar Convention
, raised significant challenges.
In a 2007 interview she noted that oil production and sales figures were given to her ministry by the Chinese-led Greater Nile Production Company. The ministry had no way of checking for accuracy.
She said: "We have an oil revenue calculation committee, and every month, we look at the production and sales figures, and work out the figures for who takes what ... Right now, those figures are just based on production, and then shared between North and South. There isn't much trust, that's why you hear complaining from the South Sudan about the amounts they are getting".
In October 2007 she said "GoSS [Government of Southern Sudan] is uncertain about the oil production figures released by the federal government and also feels that its quota is not fair. ...GoSS was not given any representation at the strategic stages of oil production and overseas marketing".
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Early reports showed she was leading by a wide margin against the other six contestants.
The state electoral body announced that Taban Deng Gai won by 137,662 votes, beating Angelina Teny with 63,561 votes.
The defeated parties said in a joint statement that there had been widespread rigging and called for a review by the National Elections Commission. Angelina Teny said she would not accept or recognize the results.
Angelina Teny detailed many irregularities, including ejection of observers, missing ballot boxes, vote counts in excess of the number of registered voters and so on.
Her campaign leader was arrested when he and members of his team tried to enter the State High Elections Committee's office.
Police shot dead two people and four others were injured when police opened fire on a crowd of protesters in the state capital, Bentiu
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Angelina Teny called on her supporters to be calm and avoid violence, which has been endemic in Unity State, the main oil-producing area in South Sudan.
of supporting Colonel Galwak Gai, who led a mutiny against the SPLM Army after the elections. Edward Lino, a member of the SPLM leadership, allegedly accused her of supporting insurgency in Unity State. In response, Angelina Teny said that she was filing a lawsuit against Edward Lino.
Teny was said to have promised to appoint Gai as a county commissioner if she won the election, and he rebelled when he failed to obtain this position.
Angelina Teny was appointed adviser on petroleum matters to the South Sudan Energy and Mines Ministry, and was the leader of negotiations with the Khartoum government over ownership and management of oil assets.
While attending an energy conference in Ghana
in September 2011 she spoke on the state of the oil industry in South Sudan after two months of full independence.
She said that management of oil resources was largely though not entirely being handled from the south, and South Sudan was in control of most of its oil fields.
"Those fields that are producing" had output of about 300,000 barrels per day.
Angelina Teny said the government had created the outline of a 3-year program to develop infrastructure.
This included construction of an oil refinery to meet domestic needs.
A new law to regulate the industry was almost ready to be published.
South Sudan urgently needed capital to meet Millennium Development Goals
and to build roads and pipelines.
She said the oil companies were talking to the government, which was reviewing existing contracts.
More information was needed for Juba to be able to assess reserves.
South Sudan
South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...
politician who was state minister of Energy and Mining in the Khartoum-based Government of National Unity between 2005 and 2010. She ran for election as governor of Unity State in April 2010 but was defeated in an election that she claimed was rigged.
Background
Angelina Teny was educated in Great Britain and speaks both English and Arabic fluently.She is the wife of Riek Machar Teny, Vice-President of South Sudan.
They have four children.
Angelina Teny is one of the most prominent women politicians in South Sudan.
In November 2003 Angelina Teny facilitated a conference of South Sudan women on "The House of Nationalities", held in Lokichokio
Lokichokio
Lokichogio, also Lokichoggio or Lokichokio, is a town in the Turkana District, northwest of Kenya . It is often called Loki. The town lies on the A1 road, and is served by the Lokichogio Airport....
, a concept designed to foster peace and national unity through recognition of diversity.
State Minister of Energy and Mining
The Second Sudanese Civil WarSecond Sudanese Civil War
The Second Sudanese Civil War started in 1983, although it was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Although it originated in southern Sudan, the civil war spread to the Nuba mountains and Blue Nile by the end of the 1980s....
formally ended in January 2005 with establishment of an autonomous Government of South Sudan (GoSS) and a defined process to move towards a referendum on full independence.
Angelina Teny was state minister of Energy and Mining in the Khartoum-based Government of National Unity between 2005 and 2010.
At a November 2006 conference on Oil and the Future of Sudan, held in Juba
Juba
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, she noted that there had been considerable controversy over the Ministry of Energy and Mining when the Government of National Unity was being formed.
The oil industry had been developed during the civil war as a means to finance that war, at great human cost, and military concerns had dictated the structure of the industry.
Now the government was struggling to organize the National Petroleum Commission (NPC), but the SPLM had confidence in the process.
She said "Sudan now has the opportunity to develop the oil sector in order to support the peace, to ensure that unity is attractive, to ensure that those aggrieved during war get redressed, and to take our place in the modern world where oil is produced with social responsibility. Now is the time as a nation to put together a vision and strategy for theproper management of this strategic resource". She noted that contracts had to be reviewed, local people compensated and environmental issues addressed.
The expansion of oil production south into the vast Sudd wetlands, protected under the international Ramsar Convention
Ramsar Convention
The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, i.e., to stem the progressive encroachment on and loss of wetlands now and in the future, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural,...
, raised significant challenges.
In a 2007 interview she noted that oil production and sales figures were given to her ministry by the Chinese-led Greater Nile Production Company. The ministry had no way of checking for accuracy.
She said: "We have an oil revenue calculation committee, and every month, we look at the production and sales figures, and work out the figures for who takes what ... Right now, those figures are just based on production, and then shared between North and South. There isn't much trust, that's why you hear complaining from the South Sudan about the amounts they are getting".
In October 2007 she said "GoSS [Government of Southern Sudan] is uncertain about the oil production figures released by the federal government and also feels that its quota is not fair. ...GoSS was not given any representation at the strategic stages of oil production and overseas marketing".
April 2010 elections
In the April 2010 elections Angelina Teny broke from her party, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, and ran as an independent candidate for Governor of Unity State. Her main challenger was the incumbent governor Taban Deng GaiTaban Deng Gai
Taban Deng Gai is a South Sudanese politician. He has served as governor of Unity State since 30 September 2005.In the April 2010 elections the state electoral body announced that Taban Deng Gai won by 137,662 votes, beating runner-up Angelina Teny who won 63,561 votes.The defeated parties said in...
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Early reports showed she was leading by a wide margin against the other six contestants.
The state electoral body announced that Taban Deng Gai won by 137,662 votes, beating Angelina Teny with 63,561 votes.
The defeated parties said in a joint statement that there had been widespread rigging and called for a review by the National Elections Commission. Angelina Teny said she would not accept or recognize the results.
Angelina Teny detailed many irregularities, including ejection of observers, missing ballot boxes, vote counts in excess of the number of registered voters and so on.
Her campaign leader was arrested when he and members of his team tried to enter the State High Elections Committee's office.
Police shot dead two people and four others were injured when police opened fire on a crowd of protesters in the state capital, Bentiu
Bentiu
-Location:Bentiu is located in Rubkona County, Unity State, in northern South Sudan, near the International border with the Republic of Sudan. This location lies approximately , by road, northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in the country. Bentiu sits on the southern banks of the Bahr...
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Angelina Teny called on her supporters to be calm and avoid violence, which has been endemic in Unity State, the main oil-producing area in South Sudan.
Later career
The Unity State governor Taban Deng later accused Teny and SPLM-DC Chairman Lam AkolLam Akol
Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin is a South Sudanese politician of Kenyan descent. He is the current leader of SPLM for Democratic Change , which he founded 6 June 2009...
of supporting Colonel Galwak Gai, who led a mutiny against the SPLM Army after the elections. Edward Lino, a member of the SPLM leadership, allegedly accused her of supporting insurgency in Unity State. In response, Angelina Teny said that she was filing a lawsuit against Edward Lino.
Teny was said to have promised to appoint Gai as a county commissioner if she won the election, and he rebelled when he failed to obtain this position.
Angelina Teny was appointed adviser on petroleum matters to the South Sudan Energy and Mines Ministry, and was the leader of negotiations with the Khartoum government over ownership and management of oil assets.
While attending an energy conference in Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
in September 2011 she spoke on the state of the oil industry in South Sudan after two months of full independence.
She said that management of oil resources was largely though not entirely being handled from the south, and South Sudan was in control of most of its oil fields.
"Those fields that are producing" had output of about 300,000 barrels per day.
Angelina Teny said the government had created the outline of a 3-year program to develop infrastructure.
This included construction of an oil refinery to meet domestic needs.
A new law to regulate the industry was almost ready to be published.
South Sudan urgently needed capital to meet Millennium Development Goals
Millennium Development Goals
The Millennium Development Goals are eight international development goals that all 193 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015...
and to build roads and pipelines.
She said the oil companies were talking to the government, which was reviewing existing contracts.
More information was needed for Juba to be able to assess reserves.