The Dassanech girls from the Omo Valley south Ethiopia gathered in a circle at sunset performing at their Dimi Ceremony celebrating circumcision of teenagers.

Two Maasai boys outside their home in Kenya. The colour red is the tribes sacred colour and is worn to represent power, the blood of life and death and unity and bravery as well as protection and their accessories and body ornaments are worn to reflect their identity and status in society.

Nairobi

The Bagandan people of Uganda posssess a powerful culture that is based around kingship. The king is called the Kabaka and when the earlier governments of Uganda wanted to express their complete control over the country, they had destroyed the Baganda and other kingdoms. Nevertheless, the people maintained their calm and, because of the… Read more