The Nuer are a confederation of tribes located in Southern Sudan and western Ethiopia. Collectively, the Nuer form one of the largest ethnic groups in East Africa. They're a pastoral people who rely on cattle products for almost every aspect of their daily lives. On 12th June 2009 members of the tribe attacked a United Nations shipment of food aid, killing 40 people and spoiling many tonnes of food heading for those displaced by recent tribal fighting. History They're one of the very few African… (More on Nuer)