Who are the Luo People? Exploring Their Roots Across Africa

The Luo people form a group of ethnicities spread across East Africa, Central Africa, and parts of the Horn of Africa. They not only share a rich cultural and linguistic heritage, but their histories of migration and settlement are intertwined across the Nile Valley and surrounding areas.
Today, many of these Luo groups are based in South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and parts of Ethiopia; some have also migrated into Central Africa, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

1. Anyuak (South Sudan, Ethiopia)
2. Alur (Uganda and DRC)
3. Pari (South Sudan)
4. Balanda Bor (South Sudan)
5. Acholi (Uganda, South Sudan)
6. Luo/Lwo (Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan, Ethiopia)
7. Jonaam (Uganda, DRC)
8. Shilluk (South Sudan)
9. Luo Dimo (South Sudan)
10. Jopadhola (Uganda)