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Join the Africa Food Show (August 6–8) in Nairobi if your tribe loves culinary discoveries, or enjoy breakfast with giraffes at Giraffe Manor. Plan it for: The Big Five, dramatic river crossings, ...
The formidable Maasai tribe have long been known as tall and fierce warriors, but they have recently also become unlikely fashion icons. A Kenyan clothing label has taken inspiration from the ...
Children of the Maasai tribe perform a traditional jumping dance during the Enkipaata ceremony, a Maasai male rite of passage, specifically the initiation of boys, marking the transition from ...
Members of the Maasai tribe in Kenya and northern Tanzania spit at each other as a way of blessing. When a child is born, people who visit the family have to spit on the newborn baby to wish good ...
Over 15,000 Maasai tribe members own land in the Maasai Mara. The group has had to adapt and find alternative sources of income as Covid-19 has impacted the number of tourists visiting the region ...
Angel Mollel My name is Angel Mollel, I was born and raised in Northern Tanzania, to the Maasai tribe. Out of the 16 siblings, I am one of the few that received an opportunity to attend school. I am a ...
After she killed a buffalo, elders decided Mindy and her friend should be officially recognized as the first female Maasai warriors (I’m still convinced this is all bullshit and it was the only ...
In this excerpt from Mixed Signals: How Incentives Really Work, I share the story of the Maasai tribe and their long-standing tradition of lion killing, which is deeply rooted in their culture and ...
Dapash, whose opponents included those backed by the party of President Mwai Kibaki, is holed up in a Nairobi hotel while trying to help restore calm, especially in Maasai lands. His friends in ...
In this portrait, taken by photographer Vicki Crescitelli during a fall 2015 trip to Kenya and Tanzania, a Maasai tribal chief’s wife stands in front of the home she recently built for herself, her ...
The Maasai people are one of the best known tribes in Africa, and their name has been used to brand everything from pens to car accessories to designer clothes. A group of elders, led by&nbsp ...
Becoming a man Maasai style involves slaying a lion By JUSTIN CRIPE THE GOSHEN NEWS Mar 20, 2011 ...