Scientists discovered genetic variants in the Turkana that help conserve water in deserts, but these variants may now raise disease risks in urban settings, early data suggest. When you purchase ...

Through a collaboration between U.S. and Kenyan researchers and Turkana communities of northern Kenya, scientists have uncovered key genetic adaptations underlying survival in hot and dry environments ...

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LODWAR, Kenya (Reuters) - The Turkanas are one of the smaller of Kenya's 44 tribes, inhabiting the county of Turkana in the remote far north bordering South Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda. Turkana is also ...

Hellen Etiman, a Kenyan pastoralist, believed her severely malnourished son would soon recover after starting a course of ...

MSF emergency health promotion manager Anthony Kinyua was part of MSF's emergency response to a surge in malaria cases in ...

An exhibition opening this week brings cultures, tribes and landscapes from afar to the heart of Nicosia. Marina Shacola presents the Sunscapes photography exhibition depicting the people of the ...

Always positioning himself as a pan-Africanist, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has been reluctant to take a tough stance against neighbouring countries even in the face of provocation. However, he ...

Printed caption on verso reads: "Tribes of Kenya / Turkana Girls." Additional printed text on verso reads: "Kenya Stationers - P.o. Box 46309 - Nairobi / Photo by Dino Sassi / 1059." ...

NOTHERN KENYA - It doesn’t matter where you are in the world, when mums get together we often share ideas and experiences about our babies and what works best for us. With so many online forums, there ...