Maasai locked in Tanzania legal battle with US safari firm, land conflicts grow
Maasai with their herds at the Ngorongoro Crater in Arusha. The case highlights increasing conflict in Africa between traditional culture and foreigners investing in land. PHOTO | AFP
Maasai herders used to fighting to survive on the savannah have moved to a new battleground - a Tanzanian court - in a case highlighting increasing conflict in Africa between traditional culture and foreigners investing in land.
The Maasai, a semi-nomadic people known for dressing in distinctive red blankets and colourful beads, say they are trying to reclaim 12,617 acres of grazing land in northern Tanzania from a U.S safari company.
