Yei is a medium-sized city in South Sudan’s southwest. It lies close to the borders of two of the country’s trading partners, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a business hub, attracting traders and customers from all three countries. Ivory Bank and Kenya Commercial Bank (South Sudan) both maintain a branches in the city. Yei is also served by Yei Airport.
The city of Yei is located in Yei County, Central Equatoria State, in southwestern South Sudan, close to the international borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Uganda. It is approximately 170 kilometres (110 mi), by road, southwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in South Sudan. The name Yei was given to the location where the current city stands by three traditional chiefs, one each from the Pojulu, Gimunu and Azande ethnic groups. The chiefs also conferred the name to the river that flows through the area and is now called River Yei.
The three above ethnic groups had a traditional rivalry with the Kakwa, who also occupy neighbouring parts of Uganda and DRC. The first three ethnicities traditionally were found in what today is called Mukaya Payam, while the Kakwa were found in Marakonye Payam. They lived in co-eexistance with other smaller ethnicities, having rivalries from time to time. In 1951, British missionaries built a small medical clinic on the northern bank of River Yei. That is how the town was born.

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