SUMMARY

The Nuer is the second largest ethnic group (the largest is Dinka) in Southern Sudan (South Sudan after its independence in 2011) and the Nuer is divided into different sections. One of the largest sections with approximately 1.5 millions inhabitants is the Lou Nuer. The Lou Nuer is geographically located in Upper Nile region of Southern Sudan and the region that they have their heartland is called Bieh State which in the Nuer language means the shrine or holy place. The Lou Nuer main livelihood is cattle herding.

The Lou Nuer has been involved in the non-state category of the UCDP organised violence.