Banks of the Omo River by Andy Haslam
Banks of the Omo River by Andy Haslam
New York Times | Ethiopia | 2017

Of Rivers and Rituals

‘No one here thinks beyond the Omo.’ Andrew McCarthy describes his time spent in the Omo Valley in Ethiopia with private mobile outfit Wild Expeditions. McCarthy’s piece is visceral and honest and outlines a way of life little known and under pressure due to climate change, development of dams in the rest of the country, and increase in population of what is the second most populous country in Africa.

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