At sunrise on the dry plains south of Nairobi, Moses Kelaino kneels in a field that should not exist. Cassava plants rise nearly to his waist, their broad green leaves trembling in the early morning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Monduli, Tanzania – When drought wiped out most of her family’s livestock, 30-year-old Nesirkar Loongidong’i, a Maasai mother of ...

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 ...

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 ...

CU Boulder research suggests how Maasai in Tanzania use their phones shows us how technology, error and openess can bring diverse people together. Sometimes wrong ...

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 ...

“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 ...

The Maasai shuka has its roots in the Maasai community of Kenya and Tanzania. Traditionally, the fabric is used as a wrap for ...

“As a member of the Maasai community in Tanzania, I am all too aware of how for thousands of years, Indigenous communities have been the caretakers of the environment, protecting their lands and ...