The Dinka people, one of the largest ethnic groups in South Sudan, practice a unique marriage ritual called Anyuuc, or generous welcoming. In this ritual, newlywed brides are forbidden to cook or ...

At first glance the wooden benches in the front rows of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral in Bor, South Sudan, are simple and unremarkable. But the black letters painted on the side of each bench tell ...

In Dinka Bor tradition, long ebony shafts serve as walking sticks for the elderly, as scepters for newly married women and as weapons for initiates into manhood. Wooden spears are vital to Dinka ...

During South Sudan’s dry season between December and May, members of the Dinka tribe move from the highlands to the lowlands close to the river Nile, where they set up extensive cattle camps, ensuring ...

JUBA, South Sudan, December 8 (UNHCR) - "I am here now because we have been attacked many times by other tribes. They stole our cattle, they stole our clothes - they even stole our kitchen utensils," ...

Would you get away with photographing naked westerners and selling the images online, asks Ida Horner? A series of photographs of the Dinka people in South Sudan has been widely published recently, ...