Southern Sudan: Mundari herders caught between cattle, conflict and consumerism

Part of the family: every morning, each cow is given a vigorous ash massage to remove parasites and keep the hide shiny. Cows are everything to the Mundari: Without them, they cannot marry, trade, or survive during famines (photo: Eric Lafforgue)

Four hours north of Juba, cattle dictate the pace of life. Yet the daily life of the Mundari ethnic group is also marked by Southern Sudan's war and ethnic conflicts. Yet what about the aspirations of the young?