Qualla: Akobo (woreda) https://qualla.com/akobo-woreda en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:29 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Akobo (woreda) https://qualla.com/akobo-woreda Akobo (woreda): Introduction https://qualla.com/akobo-woreda/ I say. That is what the word Akobo translates to in the Anyuak language, though the people who have lived here for generations are overwhelmingly Nuer, not Anyuak, and the river that shares the name loops westwards and north through the same flat country on its way to meet the Baro. The westernmost point of Ethiopia - where the country's map tapers to a finger pressed against South Sudan - sits inside this woreda. From there, the land is swamp in one season and grassland in another, and almost no roads are written on any official document.

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