CARLO CONTI-ROSSINI, the greatest living authority on Ethiopian culture and history, has described Ethiopia as a "museum of peoples." For thousands of years diverse peoples have beaten against the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — From across the street, Ernesto “Ernie” Spinelli looks like a 20-something kid: black pant legs pulled up unevenly to the knees, ball cap on backward with curls spilling everywhere, ...

Experience the intense and traditional bull jumping ceremony of the Hamer tribe in Ethiopia, a significant coming-of-age ritual that tests a young man's bravery and courage. This ceremony symbolizes ...

This story appears in the March 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. Dunga Nakuwa cups his face in his hands and remembers his mother's voice. She has been dead nearly two years, but for ...