Remoteness and the lack of education and access to most modern technology mean that tribal people rarely have the skills and infrastructure to control the timing or basic terms of tourist visits. Omo ...

To travel to Ethiopia’s remote Omo River Valley is to wade into a morass of moral ambiguities. You will be on a safari where people—not wildlife—are the attraction. You will observe traditions that ...

The giant Gibe III dam, now being built on the Omo River in southwestern Ethiopia is a boon for some, a problem for others. Supporters say it will provide electricity for millions of Africans. But ...

With every generation, the chance to see some of the world’s last tribal people living authentically dwindles. When I visited the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia almost two decades ago, there were few ...

WASHINGTON — An environmental controversy surrounding the construction of Gilgel Gibe III Dam in Ethiopia’s Highlands appears to be close to resolution. Kenyan authorities have raised concerns about ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Ethiopia has officially opened the Gibe 3 hydroelectric dam, which is among the biggest in Africa, despite concerns by environmentalists about its impact downstream and upon ...

Somali model Fatima Siad calls New York City home these days, but this winter, eager to reconnect with her East African roots, she took a trip to Ethiopia’s Omo River Valley—one of the last remaining ...

Nairobi - The livelihood of hundreds of thousands of Kenyans around the world's largest desert lake will be wrecked by an Ethiopian dam on the lake's main tributary, conservationists said on Wednesday ...

A new hydroelectric plant has been inaugurated in Ethiopia - part of a controversial project on the Omo River. Ethiopia hopes the cascade of dams will turn it from a country suffering crippling power ...

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 ...