AS: As you said earlier, if you are influenced by Western music, how did you decide to do music in Afaan Oromo language focusing on Borana culture? Kuul Surre: To be honest I was thinking about ...

Borana culture not only accepts promiscuity but actively encourages it. A married woman is expected to take at least one lover, and is encouraged to do so by her husband. Malaria, however ...

The tradition of regularly appointing a new Abbaa Gadaa has been practised by the Borana community for centuries - and sees them gather at the rural site of Arda Jila Badhasa, near the Ethiopian ...

"There is no justification whatsoever, in the name of culture, for Borana girls to undergo FGM," declared Galm Dabaso, a member of the Borana Council of Elders. "We must all unite to ensure the ...

Like many conservancies in Kenya, Borana began as a cattle ranch, though its land was used to sustain livestock long before that. For thousands of years, cows were the center of culture and ...

Three years ago, there were no southern white rhinos in Kenya's Lewa-Borana Landscape. Now, there are 123 — and 141 critically endangered black rhinos. It’s early morning in the Borana ...

Marsabit First Lady Alamitu Jattani addresses girls who graduated from the Gaddis Gamme Girls Camp. [File, Standard] The fight against FGM should be a collective effort involving both men and ...