Rufa'a people

Three Rufaa hunt an ostrich, c. 1870

Rufa'a, also known as Rufa'a Al-Hayy (also spelled Rufa'a Al-Hoi and Rufa a al-Hoj), are an Arab tribe in Sudan located in Gezira. They speak Sudanese Arabic. Most members from this ethnic group are Sunni Muslims.

Traditionally, Rufa'a al Hoi were pastoral. Leaders were chosen based on heredity.

Rufaa al Hawa nomads had violent clashes with farmers after returning from Southern Sudan to Sennar State in 2016 and demanding resettlement.

Notable people

Abdel Rahman Albishi

References

  1. ↑ Ahmed, Abdel Ghaffar M. (2009). "TRANSFORMING PASTORALISM: A CASE STUDY OF THE RUFA'A AL-HOI ETHNIC GROUP IN THE BLUE NILE STATE OF SUDAN". Nomadic Peoples. 13 (1): 113–133 – via JSTOR.
  2. ↑ Ahmad, Abdel Ghaffar Muhammad (1971). "THE ROLE OF THE SEDENTARY POPULATION IN RUFĀ'A AL-HOJ POLITICS". Sudan Notes and Records. 52: 33–45 – via JSTOR.
  3. ↑ "Sudan sends military reinforcements to al-Mazmum, Sennar over unrest". Radio Tamazuj. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "RSF Commander Killed in Sudan Airstrike | Sada Elbalad". see.news.