A prehistoric site near Lake Turkana, the lower valley of the Omo is renowned the world over. The discovery of many fossils there, especially Homo gracilis, has been of fundamental importance in the ...
This past week, I returned from a remarkable trip along the Omo River in the remote southwestern region of Ethiopia ... the ancient heartbeat of the valley that has dictated the economic and ...
Throughout its history, Ethiopia has experienced famine — according ... of fertile farmland in regions such as Gambela and the Omo Valley to foreign investors, and has undertaken massive ...
In both tribes a man who kills an enemy ... For generations the tribes of the Omo were shielded from the outside world by mountains, savanna, and by Ethiopia's unique status as the only African ...