However, the Dinka are not the only tribe with a “fattest man” competition. The Bodi tribe of rural Ethiopia has a similar contest. This, however, is slightly different because unlike the ...

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 ...

This past week, I returned from a remarkable trip along the Omo River in the remote southwestern region of Ethiopia ... for another year. Tribes such as the Bodi, Karo, Muguji, Mursi, and ...