March 11, 2025 (ABYEI) – Traditional leaders from the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities in the disputed Abyei region pledged to work together for peace despite concerns that the ongoing ...

Because of this inherited characteristic, the tribe's average height is noticeably higher than other populations. Protein and dairy, mostly from cattle, are abundant in the traditional Dinka diet.

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / June 10, 2024 / Akoi Dau Pawol was born and raised in a cattle camp in South Sudan. There, she would participate in activities like milking cows, dancing, and ...

Within Dinka culture, women are highly valued by men. Cows are revered and serve as traditional dowry when seeking a woman’s hand in marriage.

Attacks by rival factions of the Dinka ethnic group in an area claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan killed at least 32 people over the weekend, a local official said on Monday.

There are traditional tensions among many of these communities, particularly between the Dinka, the largest ethnic group, and the Nuer, the second-largest.

May 17, 2022 (ENTEBBE) – A three-day joint traditional leaders peace conference for Dinka Ngok and Misseriya communities commenced in Entebbe, Uganda on Tuesday with calls for peaceful co-existence.

A three-day conference of traditional leaders of the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities in the disputed area of Abyei has commenced today in Entebbe, Uganda. The meeting, which brought together ...

For centuries, like many other South Sudanese communities, the Dinka people did not have hospitals or certified midwives for help during childbirth. Traditional birth attendants have played a ...

Traditional leaders of the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities held two meetings at Diffra in the disputed region of Abyei on 16 March and 9 April.