Shawaya people

Shawaya also known as Shwai is an ethnic group in Sudan. They speak Shwai, a Niger–Congo language. The origin of this ethnic group is in the southern Nuba Mountains and they live near the Otoro people and Heiban people.[1][2] The Shawaya are predominately Muslim.[3]

On 13 May 2026, 61 civilians were killed when the rebel group Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N) lead by Abdelaziz al-Hilu clashed with members from the Otoro tribe near Kauda, South Kordofan. The conflict had stemmed from Otoro tribesmen removing land boundary markers which lead to a confrontation between the Otoro and Shawaya tribes.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "SUDAN COUNTRY REPORT" (PDF). IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY DIRECTORATE HOME OFFICE, UNITED KINGDOM. April 2004. p. 103.
  2. ↑ "MORE THAN A LINE: SUDAN'S NORTH - SOUTH BORDER SEPTEMBER 2010" (PDF). p. 83. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Bradley, Tyler (22 July 2025). "FBR Returns to the Nuba Mountains of Sudan". Free Burma Rangers. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Dozens killed in Kauda as SPLM-N clashes with Atoro tribe". Sudan Tribune. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.


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