“I would like to think that women have the added advantage of a great ability to trust their intuition, which is a great attribute to have in ranger work. This coupled with our ability to bring our ...

A new study reveals that a changing Africa is creating avenues of empowerment for Maasai women. Few communities reveal both the challenges and opportunities presented by cultural globalism more than ...

CHIMACUM — Nakaji Lukumai stood in her Maasai shuka, a traditional dress that represents her people in northern Tanzania. The eldest of 56 children, she was the first woman in her tribe to go to ...

The story of wildlife conservation in East Africa is often told through spectacular images of beautiful scenery and the region’s charismatic animals. But seldom asked is the question about how those ...

This story is published as part of the Global Indigenous Affairs Desk, an Indigenous-led collaboration between Grist, High Country News, ICT, Mongabay, and Native News Online. In Tanzania, the ...

Circumcised Maasai young men wearing new cloths and accessories come out from the bush near Kilgoris, Kenya, on the last day of the annual one-month-long circumcision ceremony, on December 20, 2017.

Mobile phones have the power to change the lives of women living in remote communities by reducing barriers to information and increasing access to local economies. However, the introduction of new ...

Join us for an unforgettable 24-hour journey living with a Maasai Tribe in the heart of Laikipia, Kenya. From sunrise to sunset, we immersed ourselves in traditional Maasai life, learning about their ...

These days it seems there is armed conflict in every corner of the globe. Men are battling men, machines are battling machines and men with machines are battling each other. Among the many things that ...

Few communities reveal both the challenges and opportunities presented by cultural globalism more than Maasai communities in northern Tanzania. Traditionally pastoralists, the Maasai ethnic group’s ...