ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The peoples of the Lower Omo River Valley in southwestern Ethiopia have never had an easy task in ensuring their own survival. Hot and dry, with temperamental rainfall ...

Visiting the tribes of the Omo Valley is a deeply humbling experience and an insight into humanity on a broader level. The people of this fascinating landscape are varied and culturally rich. This ...

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 ...

ETHIOPIA IS KNOWN AS THE CRADLE OF HUMANITY, AND IT'S HERE, DEEP IN THE OMO RIVER VALLEY, WHERE THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE FOUND SIGNS OF HUMAN CIVILIZATION THAT DATE BACK MORE THAN TWO MILLION YEARS.

The cultural heritage of Ethiopia’s Omo Valley has, until recently, been relatively untouched by globalisation however nowadays dressing up for visitors has become normalised Massimo said: “My ...

There is growing international concern for the future of the lower Omo Valley in Ethiopia. A beautiful, biologically diverse land with volcanic outcrops and a pristine riverine forest; it is also a ...

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 ...

This article is more than 10 years old. The end of the road in Ethiopia's Omo Valley. Photograph by Michael Lorentz The itinerary evolves as we go along.