When the rainy season finishes, a few tourists head into the south of Ethiopia, close to the borders with Kenya and South Sudan. They’re searching for one of the last African tribes that pierce and ...

Mursi is a unique Surma tribe in Southern Sudan and the language they speak is also called Mursi. When a Mursi girl becomes a teenager, she begins the process of lip stretching. The girl has her ...

The Mursi of Ethiopia is a fascinating tribe. They live in the beautiful Omo Valley, in one of the most isolated regions of Ethiopia. Their habitat is an extremely hard-to-reach area between the ...

Many body modifications have been used by Africans for centuries; many of these modifications have been forgotten or gone into extinction, while others still hold true today. Lip plating is a body ...

ADDIS ABABA — Alawara Kolbala, 39, from the Mursi tribe, said he remembers the sense of pride and hope his community felt when they officially gained legal right to manage their land in the Tama ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. The Mursi of Ethiopia is a fascinating tribe. They live in the beautiful Omo Valley, in ...