Anywaa
Lands
Gambella in western Ethiopia, along the Akobo, Alwaro, Openo (Baro) and Gilo rivers, and neighbouring South Sudan
Countries Ethiopia, South Sudan
Facts 2
Today
Anywaa activists helped found EMIPRO in 2022, the first legally registered Indigenous-led rights organization in Ethiopia.
As of 2022 Source: Cultural Survival, “We Belong to This Land:” The Anywaa Peoples’ Fight for Survival, Dignity, and Recognition in Ethiopia (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
The Anywaa are river farmers and fishers whose lives follow the Akobo, Alwaro, Openo (Baro) and Gilo rivers of Gambella.
Source: Cultural Survival, “We Belong to This Land:” The Anywaa Peoples’ Fight for Survival, Dignity, and Recognition in Ethiopia (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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