I'll stay." For generations the tribes of the Omo were shielded from the outside world by mountains, savanna, and by Ethiopia's unique status as the only African nation never to have been ...

In Ethiopia's Bodi tribe, young men compete in the Ka’el ceremony by gaining weight over six months, consuming large ...

The Bodi people live in Ethiopia’s South Omo Valley - Bodi spiritual leader Baradhi here with his daughter Choma. Bodi girls Choma (L) and her sister wearing red ochre for a dance. Bodi boy from ...

Their isolation was further extended by Ethiopia's unique status as one ... of significant external influences, the various tribes of the Omo carried on with their customs and traditions ...