Kwegu people
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The Kwegu are an ethnic group that lives on the western banks of the Omo River in the newly formed South Ethiopia Region. Some members of the Kwegu also live on the eastern banks of the river among th
A group of kwegu people in Ethiopia (2019)
Mursi people
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The Mursi are a Surmic ethnic group in Ethiopia. They mostly reside in the Debub Omo Zone of the South Ethiopia Regional State, near the border with South Sudan. According to the 2007 national census,
Kwegu people
…remaining 539 are urban residents. They are known by different names among their neighbors. For instance, they are called Muguji by the Kara, Nyidi by the Mursi and the Surma, Yidi by the Bodi and Baachá by the Amhara. From a Kwegu perspective, these terms are often viewed as pejorative expressions attached to…
Mursi men
Young Mursi women in Mago National Park
Mouthpiece plate from the Mursi Tribe
Mursi woman