Loyoro, South Sudan
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Loyoro is a community in Eastern Equatoria state of South Sudan
, about 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) as the crow flies to the north east of Narus
.
It lies on the Loyoro River.
Loyoro is part of the Narus
parish of the Catholic Diocese of Torit.
According to their tradition, the ancestors of the Toposa people settled at Losilang
in what is now northern Uganda for a while, then drifted north in search of grazing. At Loyoro one group, the Nyangatom
or Dongiro, went east, while the Mosingo and Kor sections of the Toposa, under pressure from the Turkana, moved west and had settled in Kapoeta
by 1830.
During the Second Sudanese Civil War
(1983-2005) many of the people of the community fled, returning after signature of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
.
As of 2004, the Catholic Diocese of Torit was operating a center at Loyoro serving the displaced.
The people later had difficulty gaining funding for reconstruction since they did not count as refugees or Internally Displaced People.
South Sudan
South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...
, about 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) as the crow flies to the north east of Narus
Narus, South Sudan
Narus is a community in the Eastern Equatoria state of South Sudan. It is the principal community of Kapoeta East County.-Location:Narus is north of the Kenyan border on the road from Kapoeta to Lokichoggio in Kenya....
.
It lies on the Loyoro River.
Loyoro is part of the Narus
Narus, South Sudan
Narus is a community in the Eastern Equatoria state of South Sudan. It is the principal community of Kapoeta East County.-Location:Narus is north of the Kenyan border on the road from Kapoeta to Lokichoggio in Kenya....
parish of the Catholic Diocese of Torit.
According to their tradition, the ancestors of the Toposa people settled at Losilang
Losilang
Losilang is a Sub-County in Kotido District of northern Uganda. It lies to the northeast of Kotido town.It has an area of .Estimated population in 2009 was 17,000.Losilang was one of the early centers of the Karamojong cluster of related people...
in what is now northern Uganda for a while, then drifted north in search of grazing. At Loyoro one group, the Nyangatom
Nyangatom people
The Nyangatom are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting southwestern Ethiopia and southeastern South Sudan...
or Dongiro, went east, while the Mosingo and Kor sections of the Toposa, under pressure from the Turkana, moved west and had settled in Kapoeta
Kapoeta
Kapoeta is a town in South Sudan. It is located in Kapoeta South County, in Eastern Equatoria State, in southeastern South Sudan.-Location:The town lies on the east bank of the Singaita River...
by 1830.
During the Second Sudanese Civil War
Second Sudanese Civil War
The Second Sudanese Civil War started in 1983, although it was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Although it originated in southern Sudan, the civil war spread to the Nuba mountains and Blue Nile by the end of the 1980s....
(1983-2005) many of the people of the community fled, returning after signature of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
Comprehensive Peace Agreement
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement , also known as the Naivasha Agreement, was a set of agreements culminating in January 2005 that were signed between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan...
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As of 2004, the Catholic Diocese of Torit was operating a center at Loyoro serving the displaced.
The people later had difficulty gaining funding for reconstruction since they did not count as refugees or Internally Displaced People.