Young Maasai men once had to kill a lion to earn their stripes and become a warrior. The poisoning problem received worldwide attention in early 2009, when a U.S. television newsmagazine ...

Tanzania has a long and troubling history of evicting communities from their lands. This has happened under the guise of ...

The young people were taking part in a reinterpretation of the “Olamayio” rites undertaken by young Maasai men to prove their skills, identify their leaders and attract romantic partners.

The young people were taking part in a re-interpretation of the "Olamayio" rites undertaken by young Maasai men to prove their skills, identify their leaders and attract girlfriends. But the ...

Hundreds gathered in the Kimana reserve some 200 kilometres from the capital Nairobi to watch 160 athletes, including 40 young women, compete in the "Maasai Olympics"—a re-imagining of a ...