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 ...

Today the Omo Valley is a ... both sides of the Omo River, but gradually the Nyangatom pushed them across to only the eastern side. A seminomadic tribe from southwestern Ethiopia, the Nyangatom ...

The Lower Valley of the Omo is located in south-western Ethiopia. It extends over an area of 165 km 2. The age old sedimentary deposits in the Lower Omo Valley are now world renowned for the discovery ...

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 ...

For many generations people in the Omo Valley (tribal southwest Ethiopia) believed some children are cursed and that these 'cursed' children bring disease, drought and death to the tribe.

At least 15 boats, a gun and other apparatus were recovered from the Omo River after the deadly attack in Lopeimukay and Lotiira areas. Local officials said “some” recovered bodies had been ...

Kenya has heightened security along its border with Ethiopia after a violent clash left 22 people missing. The conflict, near the Omo river, involved armed men and led to the disappearance of 15 ...

Kenya has stepped up security along its border with Ethiopia after a violent clash between Ethiopian fishermen and their ...

The incident occurred on Saturday at around 5 p.m. at Lopeimukat and Natira along the Kenya-Ethiopia border near River Omo. Murkomen noted that poor communication on the Ethiopian side had slowed ...

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 ...