When the rainy season finishes, a few tourists head into the south of Ethiopia, close to the borders with Kenya and South Sudan. They’re searching for one of the last African tribes that pierce and ...

For the past 26 years, Ethiopia has been ruled by an authoritarian government. The party in government is the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) — a very criminal group. The TPLF represents the ...

CARLO CONTI-ROSSINI, the greatest living authority on Ethiopian culture and history, has described Ethiopia as a "museum of peoples." For thousands of years diverse peoples have beaten against the ...

It is a story straight out of National Geographic — a story about ancient tribes living off the grid in the Lower Omo River Valley in remote southwest Ethiopia, oblivious of the modern world. They ...

Ethiopia is one of the most incredible countries in Africa! Enjoy this 4K Scenic Relaxation film featuring the landscapes of Ethiopia. From the volcanic landscapes of the Danakil Depression, to the ...

For decades, cattle have been a source of pride, wealth and food, and are intimately tied to the cultural identity of the eight ethnic groups in Ethiopia’s South Omo Valley. The annual flooding of the ...

Three hundred and seventy thousand members of the Karamojong Tribe reside in northern Uganda. Studies indicate that the Karamojong people moved from what is now Ethiopia to Uganda at approximately ...

This story appears in the March 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. Dunga Nakuwa cups his face in his hands and remembers his mother's voice. She has been dead nearly two years, but for ...