The Keiga people are a sub-ethnic group of the Nuba people of Sudan

Sudan

Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...

, living in the Nuba Mountains

Nuba Mountains

Nuba Mountains is an area located in South Kordofan, Sudan. The area is home to a group of indigenous ethnic groups known collectively as the Nuba peoples. In the 18th century, Nuba Mountains became home to the kingdom of Taqali that controlled the hills of the mountains until their defeat by...

 region.
The population of this ethnicity likely is below 10,000. They speak Keiga

Keiga language

Keiga or Yega is a Kadu language spoken in Kordofan. Dialects are Demik and Keiga proper ....

, a Nilo-Saharan language.
The language belongs to the Kadugli–Krongo family.

The Keiga people live north and northwest of Kadugli in South Kurdufan State.
Their tradition says that all Keiga communities originated from Kulu sub-hill in Keiga Tummero hill.
From there, they gradually spread over the present Keiga territory, the four hill communities of Tummero, Luban, al-Khayl, and Dameik.
The Keiga people practice farming in the rainy season and also raise cattle. They have been in competition for land with Arabs in the area, sometimes escalating into violence.