[Peterson Githaiga, Standard] A new report has shown that Maasai men are not actively taking care of their children, leaving the role of child care to women. The report shows that lack of fathers ...

Thousands of Maasai men clad in red and purple shawls and with their heads coated in red ochre gathered this week for a ceremony that transforms them from Moran (warriors) to Mzee (elders).

Young Maasai men once had to kill a lion to earn their stripes and become a warrior. The poisoning problem received worldwide attention in early 2009, when a U.S. television newsmagazine ...

Hundreds gathered in the Kimana reserve some 200 kilometres from the capital Nairobi to watch 160 athletes, including 40 young women, compete in the "Maasai Olympics"—a re-imagining of a ...

The young people were taking part in a reinterpretation of the “Olamayio” rites undertaken by young Maasai men to prove their skills, identify their leaders and attract romantic partners.

In recent years, the Maasai of the Ngorongoro district - a region renowned for abundant wildlife and the iconic Ngorongoro Crater - have been the target of these evictions. They've faced threats ...

The researchers recorded men, women, and children from the nearby Maasai and Kamba tribes and played those recordings for elephants over two years. The elephants reacted defensively—retreating ...