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Art ventures into the Omo Valley, Ethiopia’s nearly inaccessible and richest tribal zone. Ethiopia is like no other place in Africa. In this episode, Art ventures into the Omo Valley, ...
A trek through Ethiopia's Omo Valley, where one of the world's final undeveloped places is about to disappear.
When I visited the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia almost two decades ago, there were few dirt roads, and tribes lived in mud huts and were mostly naked except for spectacular body paint.
A 'slow genocide' is unfolding in Ethiopia - one driven by greed rather than hatred. With Chinese and World Bank finance, massive dams and plantations are robbing the Omo Valley's 500,000 indigenous ...
Land, sugar and pastoralism in Ethiopia: Comparing the impact of the Omo-Kuraz sugar projects on local livelihoods and food (in) security in the lower Omo Valley. Pastoralism , 12 (1). doi: 10. ...
The Omo valley is in Ethiopia’s Southern Peoples, Nations, and Nationalities Region (SNNPR), near the border with Kenya, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1980.
The Omo River Valley, located along the southern tip of Ethiopia, is one of the world’s most remote areas. Many people have never even heard of it, and for those who are familiar, there is often ...
Local sources report that the Kwegu, the smallest and most vulnerable tribe in Ethiopia's Lower Omo Valley, are suffering severe shortages of food and facing starvation.. The situation follows from ...
Local leaders at Ethiopia’s largest community conservation area are working to become financially self-sufficient and continue protecting land and wildlife independently, following the abrupt cut of ...
The US$1.8 billion 1,870-MW Gibe III hydroelectric dam in the lower Omo Valley in Ethiopia has been completed, threatening the indigenous tribal communities and increasing conflict in the area.