People / group

Luo peoples

The Luo are a group of Nilotic peoples who spread from the region of the southern Sudan into present-day Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo from around the fifteenth century. They include the Acholi, Alur, Lango and Kenya Luo. According to tradition, Luo-speaking migrants founded the Babito dynasty that took power in Bunyoro-Kitara.

Luo peoples
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